Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s public remarks citing a Chicago terror arrest to defend a far-reaching National Security Agency surveillance program were not meant to suggest that the program helped catch the suspect, according to a lawyer for the Senate.
Statements made by Ms. Feinstein (D., Calif.) in late 2012 cited the plot charges against Adel Daoud as one of the reasons fellow lawmakers should renew congressional authorization for broad NSA collection of Internet traffic.
Mr. Daoud has pleaded not guilty and his lawyer, Thomas Durkin, said in court documents that the senator’s statements show, contrary to prosecutors' assertions. . . . .
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