Bush in 2004: "Wiretap Requires A Court Order" — by Democracy Now!

Democracy Now!
Headlines for December 21, 2005

President Bush has argued eavesdropping without court-approved warrants is legal under authority granted by Congress shortly after 9/11. But in April of last year President Bush told reporters wiretaps were only conducted with court approval.

President Bush, April 20, 2004: "Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so."

The White House is now claiming Bush was referring only to actions taken under the Patriot Act.

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