Kondracke falsely claimed DeWine bill requires congressional approval for wiretapping; labeled proposal "too restrictive"

On Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume, Roll Call executive editor Morton M. Kondracke made a false claim to support his characterization -- as "too restrictive" -- of Sen. Mike DeWine's (R-OH) proposed legislation that would establish a "statutory framework" for the Bush administration's warrantless domestic spying program. Despite Kondracke's "too restrictive" claim, DeWine's proposal would strip the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court of the authority to issue or deny warrants while requiring only that the administration notify Congress of the surveillance. Read more