Specter believes wiretaps illegal
Sen. Arlen Specter, overseeing hearings on the Bush Administration warrantless-wiretaps, said Sunday that he believes the wiretaps are illegal: ``There is a specific statute on the books, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which says flatly that you can't undertake that kind of surveillance without a court order.''
A former Hollywood private investigator and an entertainment lawyer were convicted Friday of wiretapping and conspiracy charges for bugging the phones of a Los Angeles billionaire's ex-wife during a child support dispute.