The worst lies are those of omission.
The intelligence Committee isn't too clear if protecting "sources and methods" at risk means using the same "sources and methods" TO GATHER ILLEGAL INTELLIGENCE?
If yes, they are criminals and MUST be prosecuted.
I love this excuse!
Imagine if you're arrested for participating in a bank robbery, and you tell the police that you refuse to name your partners because it would put "sources and methods at risk."
"Sources and methods" used to protect the United States against its enemies is one thing; people who conspire to undermine an election are not "sources," and the actions they took were not "methods."
They all were co-conspirators in a failed coup d'état.
PJ