WASHINGTON WEEK

with GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, JUNE 7 @ 9:00PM

The National Security Agency is collecting telephone records of millions of Verizon customers under a secret court order [Photo: CNN].

The National Security Agency (NSA) is reportedly collecting millions of Verizon customers’ telephone records. Under the top-secret order, the government cannot record calls but it can obtain the telephone numbers, location, time and duration of calls. The Obama administration defends the order saying it is a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats. And while some top Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee support the practice, key House Democrats are calling for an investigation into the NSA.

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