With Democrats in charge of congress this was only a matter of time:

“The Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Monday it has opened an investigation into the agency’s use of information gathered in the government’s warrantless surveillance program.

In a letter to House Judiciary Committee leaders and obtained by The Associated Press, Inspector General Glenn A. Fine said his investigators would focus on the Justice Department’s role in carrying out the spying program run by the National Security Agency.

Fine wrote that he wants to ensure that prosecutors are following laws governing the handling of information NSA gathers when spying on suspected terrorists in the United States.

“After conducting initial inquiries into the program, we have decided to open a program review that will examine the department’s controls and use of information related to the program,” Fine wrote in the four-paragraph letter.

The review comes a week after a federal judge ruled that the NSA is not required to publicly release details about its secret wiretapping program, in which the agency monitors phone calls and e-mails between people in the U.S. and people in other countries when a link to terrorism is suspected.”

For the record, Fine is a Clinton appointee (Reno, Gorelick) and the author of a terrorist friendly report back in 2001 (just months after 9/11), that was highlighted in the Ny Times (note that Eric (blabber mouth) Lichenblau authored the article).

Earlier this year Fine – despite reports – was refused clearances for his investigators because they sought to circumvent the system and not follow the established procedures for obtaining them. He’s now been given the green light, but internal sources know the dolt is on a fishing expedition and has half the report written all ready.

Of course he has an endorsement:

““This is a long overdue investigation of a highly controversial program,” incoming House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., said in a statement.”

The reason you are seeing his movement is 1) A federal judge ruled against enemies of securities last week, and 2) The Spector NSA bill is going through the congress now.

This is nothing but a “pick move”.

Nuff said.

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