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April 5th, 2004, DOJ OLC Opinion Condoning Controversial FBI Surveillance Tactics

Document Date: August 16, 2004
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The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel issued this previously undisclosed memorandum in support of the FBI’s controversial surveillance of peaceful protesters. The memo was issued in response to an internal complaint by a government employee.

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