LA Times, AP, Fox News failed to challenge Bush claim that timeliness necessitated secret wiretapping program
December 20, 2005 4:27 pm ET
SUMMARY: The Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, and Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume, all reported the White House claim, made repeatedly at President Bush's press conference, that timeliness was the rational for the secret surveillance program, but did not report that current law allows for the government to get a warrant after the fact.






