Senators press limits on telecom subpoenas and nondisclosure orders
Committee members questioned whether subpoenas seeking senators' toll records and nondisclosure orders violated the speech-or-debate clause and constitutional protections; witnesses urged consultation with congressional offices and use of archived records as a constitutionally safer route.
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Several senators asked witnesses whether the use of nondisclosure orders (NDOs) and subpoenas for phone metadata implicated the Constitution's speech-or-debate protections and whether telecom providers had a legal obligation to notify members of Congress.
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