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FBI leaders ignored 1972 order to halt domestic spying
Former top FBI officials Felt and Miller allegedly signed a memo ordering a halt to domestic surveillance. In following months they approved illegal break ins wiretaps and mail openings tied to Weather Underground suspects. William Gardner testified that no law permits attorney general delegation of such decisions and that the 1954 Brownell memo reserved DOJ review. The 1972 Supreme Court ruling later required warrants for domestic break ins.
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William Gardner
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