Peter King: NSA should monitor Congress too in case members are talking to Al Qaeda

King objected to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) who objected to the NSA monitoring the communications of elected representatives.

“I think members of Congress should be treated the same as everyone else,” King said. “If a member of Congress is talking to an Al Qaeda leader in Iraq or Afghanistan, why should that member of Congress be any different from any person on the street?”

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He added that Sanders was attempting to imply that the NSA is “spying” on Congress. “They’re not spying on anyone,” he added.

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