Attorney General Mukasey disputes that the OLC memo argued that the 4th Amendment does not apply to domestic military operations

In a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Feinstein questioned Attorney General Mike Mukasey about a Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel memo allegedly arguing that the 4th Amendment’s prohibition of warrantless, unreasonable searches and seizures. Mukasey responds that his statement that the 4th Amendment applies "across the board" is not newsworthy, saying that his understanding of the memo is not that it argued the 4th Amendment did not apply. (0:40)
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Attorney General Mukasey says that the 4th Amendment applies to domestic military operations

In a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Feinstein questioned Attorney General Mike Mukasey about a Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel memo allegedly arguing that the 4th Amendment's prohibition of warrantless, unreasonable searches and seizures. Mukasey initially avoided answering by saying that he was unaware of any domestic military operations, but he then said that the 4th Amendment applies "across the board." (0:41)
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