She asked him directly if the government was getting warrants for domestic surveillance, and he admitted that it was not.
The film makes two important points about domestic surveillance, one well-known, the other quite surprising.
In addition to domestic surveillance the 610 Office is allegedly also involved in foreign intelligence.
This tradition is in keeping with the agency's main function, the domestic surveillance of Soviet citizens.
April's debate, which focused on domestic surveillance, was vigorous and sporting.
"There'll be the amount of resources we put into domestic surveillance, balancing that with civil liberties," the official said.
Giuliani has supported Bush's tactic of using domestic surveillance.
Other programs on the schedule are scarcely less combustible: global warming, domestic surveillance and China.
Any domestic electronic surveillance without a court order, no matter how useful, is clearly illegal.
Hayden was also initially extremely concerned with following the laws against domestic surveillance.