Ruling Could Impede Probes of Congressmen

The Post's Susan Schmidt writes that the Justice Department fears that a little-noticed aspect of a recent appellate court decision could sharply limit investigations of members of Congress and hamper ongoing corruption probes. There are several congressmen under investigation in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and law enforcement officials say that some of the tools used by agents in those probes -- wiretapping, interviews with Hill staffers -- could be called into question.

By The Editors |  November 21, 2007; 9:31 AM ET Abramoff Scandal
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