Timeline Item White House Extends Program Without Justice Department Approval Read more about White House Extends Program Without Justice Department Approval
Timeline Item Alberto Gonzales Attempts to Get Hospitalized Attorney General Ashcroft to Authorize NSA Spying Extension Read more about Alberto Gonzales Attempts to Get Hospitalized Attorney General Ashcroft to Authorize NSA Spying Extension
Timeline Item Deputy Attorney General Comey Tells White House He Will Not Sign Off on Another 45-day Extension of NSA Spying Read more about Deputy Attorney General Comey Tells White House He Will Not Sign Off on Another 45-day Extension of NSA Spying
Timeline Item Deputy Attorney General Comey Tells Attorney General Ashcroft the Program Might Be Illegal Read more about Deputy Attorney General Comey Tells Attorney General Ashcroft the Program Might Be Illegal
Timeline Item Addington, Counsel to the VP, Refuses to Allow NSA Lawyers to Read Legal Memo on NSA Program Read more about Addington, Counsel to the VP, Refuses to Allow NSA Lawyers to Read Legal Memo on NSA Program
Timeline Item Concerns Grow Over the Program in the Justice Department Read more about Concerns Grow Over the Program in the Justice Department
Timeline Item James Comey Named Deputy Attorney General Read more about James Comey Named Deputy Attorney General
Timeline Item President Bush Signs Order Beginning NSA's Domestic Spying Program Read more about President Bush Signs Order Beginning NSA's Domestic Spying Program
Timeline Item Sen. Rockefeller Writes to VP Cheney Questioning Legality of Program. Cheney Does Not Respond Read more about Sen. Rockefeller Writes to VP Cheney Questioning Legality of Program. Cheney Does Not Respond
Timeline Item FISA Judge Complains about NSA; Justice Department Side of Program Briefly Shut Down Read more about FISA Judge Complains about NSA; Justice Department Side of Program Briefly Shut Down
