Feinstein: Intelligence reports ‘chilling’
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) –
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said reports by five inspectors general on intelligence operation missteps are chilling.
Appearing on Fox News Sunday,
Feinstein — who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee — confirmed she had been told by CIA Director Leon Panetta about an intelligence gathering program the CIA ran for eight years, that was so secret Panetta wasn’t told about it until four months after he took office.
Feinstein said Congress should have been briefed before the commencement of this kind of sensitive program.
Director Panetta did brief us two weeks ago ⦠said he had just learned about the program, described it to us, indicated that he had canceled it and, as had been reported, did tell us that he was told that )former Vice President Dick Cheney) had ordered that the program not be briefed to the Congress.
Feinstein said the need for secrecy is understandable but the law is very clear
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