Sent_en: 2fil A former government official claimed that the program was "fully authorized" and that the CIA was "not doing anything illegal" in an interview with The New York Times, and said that the leadership of the House and Senate intelligence committees was able to find out about the program, or had been informed of its existence.
Sent_yy: Ang dating opisyal ng pamahalaan ay nagpahayag na ang programa ay "ganap na binigyan ng kapangyarihan" at na ang CIA ay "hindi gumagawa ng anumang ilegal" sa isang panayam sa The New York Times, at sinabi na ang pamumuno ng Kongreso at ng Senado na lupon ng kaalaman ay nagkaroon ng pagkakataong matuklasan ang ukol sa programa, o nalaman ito dahil sa may nakapagbigay ng impormasyon.