Wyden demands declassification of Bush-era surveillance ruling

Published March 25, 2016 1:11pm ET



A Democratic senator is pushing the Justice Department’s to release a George W. Bush-era legal opinion on privacy and surveillance.

“I believe that this opinion is inconsistent with the public’s understanding of the law, and should be withdrawn,” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote on Thursday to Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

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