The NSA Can't Tell Bernie Sanders If It's Spying On Him, Because That Would Violate His Privacy

The NSA Can't Tell Bernie Sanders If It's Spying On Him, Because That Would Violate His Privacy:
"WASHINGTON -- The National Security Agency has told Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that it can not answer his question about whether it collects information on members of Congress because doing so would violate the law.

In a letter to Sanders, which was obtained by The Huffington Post, Gen. Keith Alexander, who heads the agency, insisted that nothing the NSA "does can fairly be characterized as 'spying on Members of Congress or American elected officials.'"
But Alexander wouldn't go more in depth than that, arguing that he would be violating the civilian protections of the program if he did."