ace....the
Intelligence Oversight Board has the responsibility to:
(a) Inform the President of intelligence activities that any
member of the Board believes are in violation of the Constitution
or laws of the United States, Executive orders, or Presidential
directives;
(b) Forward to the Attorney General reports received concerning
intelligence activities that the Board believes may be unlawful;
"and the IOB reported both
legal and procedural violations. Not all violations of federal law need to be adjudicated in court in order reach a conclusion of an illegal act.
That should be enough for Gonzales not to have lied and said... "There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse."