Has The NSA Spied On Members Of The U.S. Congress In The Past?

Nov. 28, 2006: Senator-elect Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is interviewed by a Reuters reporter at Sanders' office in Burlington, Vt. Reuters

Bernie Sanders Asks NSA If Agency Has Spied On Congress -- Talking Points Memo

U.S. Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) asked the National Security Agency in a letter Friday if it had spied on members of Congress.

Sanders cited recent revelations that the NSA has collected information on American citizens, actions that he called "clearly unconstitutional," and spied on foreign leaders.

"I am writing today to ask you one very simple question. Has the NSA spied, or is the NSA spying, on members of Congress or other American elected officials?" he wrote in the letter to NSA director Keith Alexander.

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Update #1: Bernie Sanders asks NSA if agency is spying on Congress -- FOX News
Update #2: Senator presses NSA to reveal whether it spies on members of Congress -- The Guardian

My Comment: If the NSA responds to this letter I am betting that they will be saying no .... but who can really trust them after the Edward Snowden NSA revelations.