The liberal blogosphere is buzzing in regards to Al Gore's speech yesterday. Mr. Gore has called for the attorney general to begin an investigation into Bush's domestic spying activities. Gonzales has quickly retorted that:
I would say that with respect to comments by the former vice president it’s my
understanding that during the Clinton administration there was activity
regarding the physical searches without warrants, Aldrich Ames as an
example.
I can also say that it’s my understanding that the deputy attorney
general testified before Congress that the president does have the inherent
authority under the Constitution to engage in physical searches without a
warrant and so those would certainly seem to be inconsistent with what the
former vice president was saying today.
Think Progress has a good rundown on why this is an inaccurate statement from our Atttorney General.
