re: Where did he claim that?
Q If FISA didn't work, why didn't you seek a new statute that allowed something like this legally?
ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES: That question was asked earlier. We've had discussions with members of Congress, certain members of Congress, about whether or not we could get an amendment to FISA, and we were advised that that was not likely to be -- that was not something we could likely get, certainly not without jeopardizing the existence of the program, and therefore, killing the program. And that -- and so a decision was made that because we felt that the authorities were there, that we should continue moving forward with this program.
If you look at the big picture, the conclusion is obvious that the new technology is not adaptable to case-by-case warrants, and that satisfying the Democrats howling for blood would destroy the program's usefulness.
I hope everyone here reads the whole interview.