whistle-blowers, including one named thomas drake who has been on shows in this building, was prosecuted by the government, and the prosecution was thrown out. reveals the government does have the context of phone calls and e-mails and can read them. this morning we learn that other entities in the federal government are jealous that the nsa has this and they want it. but the dea revealed, the drug enforcement administration, it has received it. so, they have actually started criminal investigations based on information seized pursuant to spying power. absolutely prohibited, not only by the fourth amendment but by the statute that creates the spying power which says it can only be used to combat terrorism, not other crimes, because it's easier for them to start a prosecution based upon secretly recorded phone calls. >> sounds like what you're saying is this government of ours went out and tried to prosecute people for leaking, and this government, the nsa, is