The Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday vowed to investigate federal spying programs sanctioned by the Obama administration when Congress returns from its summer recess next month.

Following a Washington Post report detailing thousands of instances in which the National Security Agency broke the rules to collect data, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said Congress needs to demand “honest and forthright answers from the intelligence community.”

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