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<\/a>Michael Roston, rawstory.com<\/p>\n

The former second-in-command at the Justice Department from 2003 through 2005 on Tuesday detailed a March 2004 incident in which top members of the Bush administration, including Alberto Gonzales and members of Vice President Dick Cheney’s staff, worked to subvert a legal certification process for the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretapping program. One Republican senator compared the episode to President Richard Nixon’s efforts to disrupt the Watergate investigation.<\/p>\n

James Comey was the Deputy Attorney General first under Attorney General John Ashcroft, and briefly under Alberto Gonzales. He testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday as part of continuing oversight pertaining to the firing of US Attorneys by the Bush administration.<\/p>\n

(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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