Feinstein: ‘We’re Prepared to Put Forward a Law’ Compelling Apple to Hack iPhone

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TAPPER: "Senator, I want to turn for a second to this debate heating up over privacy versus security. Do you think apple should be ordered to create technology that can unblock this iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists?"
FEINSTEIN: "In fact Apple has been ordered to do so by a magistrate judge. This particular iPhone 6 was owned by the county, and the county has supported this legal action. Absolutely this should able to be done. Last year I wrote a letter to Tim Cook after in judiciary we had the attorney general before us and he made a very strong and cohesive statement as to why this should happen. And now we've had this terrorist act in my state where 14 people were killed and there is a phone encrypted that could yield additional information. And I believe that as a government we have every responsibility and duty to see that apple provides that information. And here we have the first court order of a phone owned by the county in which a terrorist act has taken place. And I believe very strongly that this -- that apple should voluntarily agree to it. In the event that doesn't happen, Senator Byrd, the chairman of our intelligence committee, myself as vice chairman, we are prepared to put forward a law which essentially would require that. I think the public safety, the national security of this country makes eloquent testimony as why this should happen."