Feingold's Wiretapping Beef With The Obama Admin

Sen. Russ Feingold today pushed AG Eric Holder to dub the Bush administration's warrentless wiretapping program "illegal." But Holder, appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing on the Department of Justice Oversight, didn't bite. And Feingold was none too pleased. Watch the exchange above. And here's the statement Feingold released this afternoon:

"I was disappointed by Attorney General Holder's unwillingness to repeat what both he and President Obama had stated in the past - that President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program was illegal. For an administration that has repeatedly stated its intention to restore the rule of law, this episode was a step backward. While the Attorney General restated his belief that the program was inconsistent with the FISA statute, his testimony today, and the administration's delay in withdrawing the Bush Administration's legal justifications for the program, are troubling."