The National Security Agency is collecting telephone records from millions of Verizon customers, according to a court order obtained by Britain’s Guardian newspaper.
The
order, marked "Top Secret" and issued by the U.S. Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court instructs Verizon to hand over data including all
calling records on an "ongoing, daily basis".
A scanned copy of the court order was published by The Guardian on its website.
News of the order, which has not been independently verified by NBC
News, comes after the Obama administration has taken fire for a Justice
Department subpoena of Associated Press phone records.
Attorney General Eric Holder told NBC News Wednesday that he has no intention of stepping down from his job despite calls by some congressional Republicans for his resignation, citing the AP seizure.
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