Hold on, There's Already a Hold on That Bill
Senators Say White House Cut Deal With Panel on FISA Documents Said to Be Traded for Telecom Immunity
By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, October 23, 2007; A09
Senate Judiciary Committee members yesterday angrily accused the White House of allowing the Senate Intelligence Committee to review documents on its warrantless surveillance program in return for agreeing that telecommunications companies should get immunity from lawsuits.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), the ranking Republican, said any such agreement would be "unacceptable," signaling that legislation granting immunity to certain telecom carriers could run into trouble. Leahy and Specter demanded that the documents, which were provided only to the Intelligence Committee, be turned over to the Judiciary Committee as well.
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Take a deep breath, Pat.
What's all the palavering about? Christophe…