California Senator launches probe into National Guard abuse allegations
{{date|July 28, 2005}}

[[Image:Senator Joe Dunn 2.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Senator [[w:Joe Dunn|Joseph Dunn]] ([[w:Democrat|D]]-[[w:Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]])]]
[[w:California Senate|California State Senator]] [[w:Joe Dunn|Joseph Dunn]] ([[w:Democrat|D]]-[[w:Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]]) said on Tuesday he would launch contempt hearings against the California [[w:United States National Guard|National Guard]] for failing to turn over documents relating to his investigation of illegal domestic spying by the National Guard.  After intense discussion with a top Guard official, Dunn threatened to issue [[w:Subpoena|subpoenas]] against numerous top National Guard officials in what he called "stonewalling" by the Guard.

At the capitol hearing, Dunn asked outside counsel for the Guard George O'Connell, "Does the Guard have files on U.S. citizens?" O'Connel responded, "Senator, I don't understand what you mean by files."

Dunn then repeated his question to National Guard Lt. Col. Joseph Righello. "I don't know," Righello responded.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.dissidentvoice.org/July05/Bacher0722.htm
|title=Peace Groups Confront CA National Guard for Spying on Activists
|author=Dan Bacher
|pub=Dissident Voice
|date=July 22, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/05/46/news-schou.php
|title=Who Dunn It?
|author=Nick Schou
|pub=OC Weekly
|date=July 22, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-guard23jul23,0,1398095.story?coll=la-home-local
|title=General May Lead Guard
|author=Robert Salladay
|pub=Los Angeles Times
|date=July 23, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/12174863.htm
|title=Legislator confronts Guard over documents
|author=Aaron C. Davis
|pub=Mercury News
|date=July 20, 2005}}

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Joseph Dunn (D-Santa Ana)
California State Senator Joseph Dunn (D-Santa Ana) said on Tuesday he would launch contempt hearings against the California National Guard for failing to turn over documents relating to his investigation of illegal domestic spying by the National Guard.  After intense discussion with a top Guard official, Dunn threatened to issue subpoenas against numerous top National Guard officials in what he called "stonewalling" by the Guard.

At the capitol hearing, Dunn asked outside counsel for the Guard George O'Connell, "Does the Guard have files on U.S. citizens?" O'Connel responded, "Senator, I don't understand what you mean by files."

Dunn then repeated his question to National Guard Lt. Col. Joseph Righello. "I don't know," Righello responded.

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