Here's a brief digest of minor revelations about Jane Harman and wiretapping today:
- The Washington Post reports it was the FBI, not the NSA, that taped Harman.
- In yet another leak of wiretap transcripts, CQ says that Harman was overheard bemoaning the fact that efforts to lobby Nancy Pelosi had backfired. Illegal? No. Interesting? Depends on how much you care about Harman and Pelosi's three-year-old feud.
- Nancy Pelosi says she was informed of the wiretap three years ago, but did not tell anybody else, including Harman.
gene:
the real scoop here would be...who was she talking to?
We may find out. According to the Wall Street Journal, the House Intelligence Committee has opened an inquiry into the wiretapping. I also saw a story suggesting Pelosi and Hoyer want the transcripts released, and Hoyer plans to tell the Attorney General to release them. So maybe we'll see the transcripts.