How many wiretapping jobs at stake in Vermont?
Yes, I do believe that this is a turf war, for any potential legislative investigation originating in either committee, etc. There’s also the factor of the Democratic congressional leaders (the blue half of the so-called Gang of 8) being briefed on the NSA domestic surveillance program early on in its implementation, a factor which logically results in Pelosi and Rockefeller being invested in covering up any unsavory truths that they were long privy to. DiFi was obviously written into the program far earlier than Leahy, and probably briefed more extensively than he was. She’s been drinking the Intelligence Community’s Kool Aid for much longer than he has – but there’s another factor to consider. It might not come down to matters of principle or a mere legislative tussle over hearings, but down to jobs for home states, contracts for powerful friends, and, well, raw power and influence. The intelligence sector in this country has been privatized to a shocking degree, upwards of 70 percen
