Check the video at the link below. She’s saying CIA violated Constitution.
Via WaPo:
The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday sharply accused the CIA of violating federal law and undermining the constitutional principle of congressional oversight as she detailed publicly for the first time how the agency secretly removed documents from computers used by her panel to investigate a controversial interrogation program.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said that the situation amounted to attempted intimidation of congressional investigators, adding: “I am not taking it lightly.”
She confirmed that an internal agency investigation of the action has been referred to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution. And she said that the CIA appears to have violated the Fourth Amendment, which bars unreasonable searches and seizures, as well as various federal laws and a presidential executive order that prevents the agency from conducting domestic searches and surveillance.
She has sought an apology and recognition that the CIA search of the committee’s computers was inappropriate, she said. “I have received neither,” she added.
Adam Serwer from MSNBC (yes, really) notes the following, missing from the WaPo report:
Feinstein says WH ordered CIA "interference" with Senate investigation, WH denied they ordered removal of docs provided to committee.
— AdamSerwer (@AdamSerwer) March 11, 2014
Here is what Feinstein said, from her statement. In addition to the present situation, she specifically references a prior situation involving removal of documents under review by the Senate in 2010:
And then the CIA stated that the removal of the documents was ordered by the White House. When the committee approached the White House, the White House denied giving the CIA any such order.
Serwer also notes John Brennan’s reaction:
Brennan chuckles when @mitchellreports asks if he'd step down if Feinstein's allegations turn out to be legit.
— AdamSerwer (@AdamSerwer) March 11, 2014
Brennan says president is "the one who can ask me to stay or to go."
— AdamSerwer (@AdamSerwer) March 11, 2014
In other words, it doesn’t matter if my agency broke the law, if King Lawless is President and he backs my play.