Justice declines to pursue allegations that CIA monitored Senate Intel staff
Source: McClatchy Washington Bureau
The Justice Department has decided not to pursue accusations that the CIA spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee and allegations that committee staff slipped classified documents from a secure agency facility, McClatchy has confirmed.
"The department carefully reviewed the matters referred to us and did not find sufficient evidence to warrant a criminal investigation," said Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr.
The news marks an apparent end to an extraordinary feud that spilled into the public forum in early March over the committees report on the agencys post-9/11 enhanced interrogation program. The dispute included competing Justice Department referrals, with both the CIA and the Senate Intelligence Committee accusing the other side of criminal conduct throughout the course of the interrogation study.
Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., took to the Senate floor in early March and accused the CIA of spying on the computers her committee staff used to create the study. The CIA accused Feinsteins staff of slipping classified documents from secure agency facilities and transporting them back to Capitol Hill.
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DOJ Won't Investigate Feinstein Claim That CIA Spied On Senate Committee
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/justice-department-no-investigation-cia-senate
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CIA Director John Brennan called Feinstein's claim "beyond the scope of reason."
But Feinstein would not back away from the accusation after her initial speech railing against the CIA.
"The speech was carefully put together. I believe its accurate. And I believe those words should stand," she said on CNN.
Senators on Thursday stood by Feinstein and allegations that the CIA conducted an improper search after the DOJ confirmed it would not investigate.
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(90,061 posts)AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)How could that be?
questionseverything
(9,631 posts)when doj will not even PRETEND to investigate the shadow government
this is a huge story...how can i be only the 6th rec?