[Cboldt]

I thought Gonzales was not making the argument under FISA at all!

The argument is in the Dec. 22 letter, it's in the whitepaper, and Gonzales made it orally today.

[MEG33]

I heard Gonzales say that this NSA domestic to foreign calls surveillance was not claimed under the FISA law, not meant to override the FISA law.. but the President's authority claimed was by the authorization given by Congress to fight Al Queda.

I heard him say FISA has been used for purely domestic surveillance. He also claimed how cumbersome it can be.