Robertson falsely claimed Gorelick told Congress that president has "absolute authority" over domestic wiretaps; Dobbs failed to challenge similar claim by former Bush official
January 06, 2006 6:10 pm ET
SUMMARY: On CBN's The 700 Club, Pat Robertson falsely claimed that Jamie Gorelick, while serving in the Clinton administration, said the president has "absolute authority to conduct domestic wiretaps in war against enemy agents." On CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, host Lou Dobbs failed to challenge a similar claim.






