 According to The New York Times, John Yoo, the former deputy in the Office of Legal Counsel , justified the domestic spying in a classified Justice Department legal opinion, arguing that these activities were covered by congressional approval of the war on terrorism .
<clarity>  According to The New York Times, John Yoo, the former deputy in the Office of Legal Counsel , justified the domestic spying in a classified Justice Department legal opinion, arguing that these activities were covered by congressional approval of the war on terrorism .
 According to The New York Times, John Yoo, the former deputy in the , justified the domestic spying in a classified Justice Department legal opinion, arguing that these activities were covered by congressional approval of the war on terrorism .