Warrantless spying under GWB

Overview
🇺🇸 president George W. Bush approved warrantless spying on individuals suspected of terrorist connections; he initially lied about it (one of several lies told while he was in office) but later openly admitted doing so, defended his actions, and blocked investigation into the matter.

News

 * 2006-10-04 Court temporarily OKs domestic spying by Dan Sewell (Associated Press)
 * 2006-05-11 Phone call monitoring sparks outrage by Laurie Kellman and Donna Cassata (Associated Press)
 * 2006-02-02 Democrat: White House built 'wall' around spy program, CNN
 * 2006-01-01 Bush defends NSA spying program, CNN
 * 2005-12-17 Bush admits to approving secret spying, CBC
 * Has openly prevented investigation into warrantless spying (article may be in archive; no longer at original URL)

Support
Opinions in support of the domestic spying program:
 * 2006-08-11 Why we can't afford for the Democrats to win