[nina0113]

Did Jimmy Carter say this in the last few days, or is the NYT just getting around to acknowledging that it was he who started the practice?

I'm betting the latter. If Jimmeh makes a current statement, it will be to say that HIS domestic spying was lawful and warranted, and Bush's is somehow different and therefore illegal.

[FairOpinion]

Note the date of the article:

November 8, 1980

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

Article is dated 1980

[beyond the sea]

Did Jimmy Carter say this in the last few days, or is the NYT just getting around to acknowledging that it was he who started the practice?

Good question.