Probe of Hill leaks on 9/11 grows - FBI agents seek records, schedules from 17 senators

THE WASHINGTON POST/MSNBC ^ | 8/24/02 | Dana Priest

[Brian Mosely]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 — The FBI has intensified its probe of a classified intelligence leak, asking 17 senators to turn over phone records, appointment calendars and schedules that would reveal their possible contact with reporters.

IN AN AUG. 7 MEMO passed to the senators through the Senate general counsel’s office, the FBI asked all members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to collect and turn over records from June 18 and 19, 2002. Those dates are the day of and the day after a classified hearing in which the director of the National Security Agency, Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, spoke to lawmakers about two highly sensitive messages that hinted at an impending action that the agency intercepted on the eve of Sept. 11 but did not translate until Sept. 12.

The request suggests that the FBI is now focusing on the handful of senior senators who are members of a Senate-House panel investigating Sept. 11 and attend most classified meetings and read all the most sensitive intelligence agency communications. A similar request did not go to House intelligence committee members.

[Lady In Blue]

Well,well, well! This is VERY INTERESTING,indeed! Thanks for the thread.

[kayak]

I hope they do considerably more than chastise anyone they find guilty!

[Fracas]

Well, well. This is wonderful news. However, I have doubts that the Senators will cooperate. I can hear the howls now.

[Mo1]

The FBI has intensified its probe of a classified intelligence leak, asking 17 senators to turn over phone records, appointment calendars and schedules that would reveal their possible contact with reporters.

17 huh??

Bet I could narrow it down to a handful with a pretty good guess

[Mo1]

Here's a question .. who leaked this info .. LOL

[denydenydeny]

I remember that day.

That information appeared IMMEDIATELY on CNN, almost simultaneously with the briefing.

We can only hope that there is prosecution on this.

[deport]

And those 17 members are:

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MEMBERSHIP
	DEMOCRATS		REPUBLICANS
	Bob Graham, Florida Chairman		Richard C. Shelby, Alabama Vice Chairman
	Carl Levin, Michigan		Jon Kyl, Arizona
	John D. Rockefeller, West Virginia		James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma
	Dianne Feinstein, California		Orrin Hatch, Utah
	Ron Wyden, Oregon		Pat Roberts, Kansas
	Richard J. Durbin, Illinois		Mike DeWine, Ohio
	Evan Bayh, Indiana		Fred Thompson, Tennessee
	John Edwards, North Carolina		Richard Lugar, Indiana
	Barbara Mikulski, Maryland

[chnsmok]

17? That's everybody! Guess they don't want to profile.

[Uncle George]

Shakespear said-----A TRAITOR is a TRAITOR is a TRAITOR is a traitorrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. (Smoke the rotten bastard out)

[deport]

IN AN AUG. 7 MEMO passed to the senators through the Senate general counsel’s office, the FBI asked all members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to collect and turn over records from June 18 and 19, 2002.

Yep, no favorites.... let them all ante up and see where the chips fall.....

[cynicom]

My money is on Mikulski.

[Howlin]

Pray that it's John Edwards!

[Howlin]

No, no, no. I already called it for Edwards! :-)

[chnsmok]

I am betting on Levin or ....Hatch, just to fair. Actually, Hatch is a pretty likely bet.

[ASDFGHJK]

Go get em! Liberty and justice for all.

[kayak]

I'm with you all the way on that, Howlin!

Btw, I hope y'all have a great meeting! Wish I could be there!

[McGavin999]

Put my bet on John Edwards. He's really trying to curry favor with the media.

[cynicom]

Edwards would have to much to lose if he wants to run for prez. Mikulski hates everything American. A very warped woman.

[Howlin]

Nope, he's MY senator and I want him G-O-N-E>! Can't you find something else to stick on her? :-)