Surprise! It turns out that the NSA was looking at the phone calls and emails of Americans without a warrant after all. According The Guardian, James Clapper sent a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden admiting to the practice. What’s surprising is not that they are doing this—we all assumed they were—it’s that Clapper admitted it.
The problem for Clapper is that he’s been caught lying to Congress on the public record. When he denied collecting information on millions or tens of millions of Americans, Wyden knew he was lying but couldn’t say so because the information was classified. Now Clapper has put the truth on the record.
That should result in his indictment for lying to Congress but of course it won’t. Even if Congress refers the matter to the Justice Department, the DOJ will ignore it just as they did when Congress referred Attorney General Holder for contempt. These people are corrupt and drunk on power. And why not? They obviously have nothing to fear.