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A simmering constitutional crisis boiled over.

The president forced to address calls to the head of the CIA to resign.

This started back in March when Senator Diane Feinstein came out with a blockbuster

accusation.

All right?

She alleged the CIA had been spying on computers being used by staffers of the Senate Intelligence

Committee.

Staffers working on a report on torture committed by the CIA under President George W. Bush.

The CIA swatted away the allegations of snooping, and in turn accused the Senate staffers

of wrongdoing.

Alegging the staffers had taken unauthorized documents while conducting their investigation.

CIA Director John Brennan-Mete-Mile said that those alleging the CIA's spied on the Senate

would be proven wrong in the end.

As far as the allegations of, you know, CIA hacking into, you know, Senate computers, nothing

could be further from the truth.

I mean, we wouldn't do that.

I mean, that's just beyond the scope of reason.

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