◼ Darrell Issa Puts Details of Secret Wiretap Applications in Congressional Record - Roll Call
The wiretap applications are under court seal, and releasing such information to the public would ordinarily be illegal. But Issa appears to be protected by the Speech or Debate Clause in the Constitution, which offers immunity for Congressional speech, especially on a chamber’s floor.
◼ Obama Contributor, Who Helped Enact Assault-Weapons Ban, Ran ‘Fast and Furious’
It was in July 2010, after his nomination as U.S. attorney, that Burke told the Arizona Capitol Times that he had “been working on homeland security and border enforcement issues” during the transition, and that there had “clearly been direction provided already by President Obama and Attorney General Holder as to what they want to be doing.”
