Mr. Cheney said that any criminal investigation of torture, abuse of citizens' privacy rights and the like "would be devastating" because fear of legal liability would discourage intelligence agents from ever taking risks on the nation's behalf. "Any suggestion that there should be prosecution of these folks is extraordinarily unwise and unfair," he said.
Cheney on Justice
Mr. Cheney said that any criminal investigation of torture, abuse of citizens' privacy rights and the like "would be devastating" because fear of legal liability would discourage intelligence agents from ever taking risks on the nation's behalf. "Any suggestion that there should be prosecution of these folks is extraordinarily unwise and unfair," he said.
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