United States Justice Department opens investigation into White House leaks
{{date|December 30, 2005}}

The [[w:United States|United States]] [[w:Department of Justice|Justice Department]] has started an inquiry into leaks of secret information divulged to the ''[[w:New York Times|New York Times]]'' regarding authorization by [[w:George W. Bush|President Bush]] for the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) to use wiretaps on suspected terrorist living in the United States. The legality of the spying has been questioned.

[[w: James Robertson (judge)|James Robertson]], a former panel judge member of the [[w:United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court|Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]], resigned in protest over the murky question of the constitutionality of the NSA eavesdropping on international telephone calls and e-mail, which bypassed the jurisprudence of that court.  

==Related Wikinews==
*{{Wikinews|title=President Bush of the United States authorized NSA surveillance of citizens, bypassing court warrants
|date=December 16, 2005}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4570008.stm|title=US investigates Bush spying leak|author=BBC News|pub=BBC|date=December 30, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/30/national/30cnd-inquire.html?hp&ex=1136005200&en=5d5275b30fac93b1&ei=5094&partner=homepage|title=Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Leak of Domestic Spying|author=Scott Shane|pub=The New York Times|date=December 30, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2002713331_leak31.html 
|title=Who told secrets on domestic spying? Probe to aim high
|author=
|pub=The Seattle Times
|date=December 31, 2005}} 

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The United States Justice Department has started an inquiry into leaks of secret information divulged to the New York Times regarding authorization by President Bush for the National Security Agency (NSA) to use wiretaps on suspected terrorist living in the United States. The legality of the spying has been questioned.

James Robertson, a former panel judge member of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, resigned in protest over the murky question of the constitutionality of the NSA eavesdropping on international telephone calls and e-mail, which bypassed the jurisprudence of that court.
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