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Re:Newly Declassified Documents Show How the Surveillance St... by erikpukinskis on Sunday September 29, 2013 @08:23PM (#6467145)
I believe it said Roosevelt was advised against the wiretapping but went ahead with it anyway.
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Re:Newly Declassified Documents Show How the Surveillance St... by edmccard on Monday September 30, 2013 @03:01AM (#6468177)
> I believe it said Roosevelt was advised against the wiretapping but went ahead with it anyway.

That case (wiretapping, advice against from Attorney General Robert Jackson) is different from the one tokenadult is referring to (intercepting telegrams, advice in favor from Assistant Solicitor General Charles Fahy).

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