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darxon discovered 10 months ago- This is a very interesting account of the secret run-up to the NSA (illegal) wiretapping program. From the page: "Goldsmith also provided his account of the now infamous March 10, 2004 hospital visit to Ashcroft after he had surgery to remove gallstones. On that day former attorney general Alberto Gonzales, then serving as White House counsel, along with then-White House chief of staff Andy Card visited Ashcroft, seeking reauthorization of the NSA surveillance program. Ashcroft, however, had ceded his powers as attorney general to his deputy, James Comey, while he recovered from surgery. Goldsmith, who arrived before Gonzales made it to the hospital room said Ashcroft, "looked terrible. very weak and that "he had surgery the day before." Goldsmith said Gonzales was "there to seek authorization of the program." Ashcroft regained color in his face and told Gonzales he didn't appreciate being visited in the hospital since Comey was the acting attorney general. "At that point he fell back into the bed and looked terrible again." Asked whom he believed had sent Gonzales and Card to the hospital Goldsmith said he "recalled it was the President." Goldsmith also testified that he had written contemporaneous notes around the time of the hospital visit because, "They were extraordinary events," Goldsmith said. "This was a hugely important issue inside the government.""
