WASHINGTON, D.C.: A top United States (US) lawmaker’s hotly disputed charge that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) illegally spied on Senate staff has roiled the intelligence community, fraying ties between the agency and its overseers in Congress.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein brought what had been a behind-the-scenes spat into the public glare on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) with her furious broadside against the CIA, saying its agents searched computers used by staffers investigating its interrogation methods.

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