49% Americans Think Bush Broke Law Wiretapping Americans...
Politicians and media pundits, among others, continue to question the legality of a Bush administration practice of conducting warrantless surveillance of telephone conversations between U.S. citizens living in the United States and suspected terrorists living in other countries. Last week, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales defended the practice before the Senate Judiciary committee, but his answers failed to satisfy many members of the committee. Public attention on the wiretapping controversy remains high, and opinion on the matter remains divided and has not changed in recent weeks.
The latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, conducted Feb. 9-12, finds 73% of Americans saying they are following the matter closely, including 32% who report following it "very closely." Those percentages have been fairly consistent since early January.
Gallup Poll | Jeffrey M. Jones | February 16, 2006 10:40 AM