FBI Raid Stirs Anger On Capitol Hill

Search Of Lawmaker's Office Raises Questions; Jefferson Vows Not To Quit

(CBS/AP)  Jefferson told reporters that he would not resign.

"I plan to go to the floor to vote tonight. I plan to go to the floor to vote tomorrow," he said. "I plan to carry out my responsibilities here, as I have since the time that I've been here."

He declined to talk about allegations that he was videotaped accepting money from a Virginia businesswoman who is cooperating with investigators. She was identified as Lori Mody by a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the woman's name was kept secret in court documents.

Jefferson called the weekend search of his office an "outrageous intrusion."

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, asked about the search, said he understands the concerns raised about FBI agents raiding a congressional office.

"I will admit that these were unusual steps that were taken in response to an unusual set of circumstances," Gonzales said.

The search warrant affidavit spells out special procedures put in place to ensure the search did not infringe on privileged material. The procedures include use of a "filter team" of prosecutors and FBI agents unconnected to the investigation. They would review any seized items or documents and determine whether the documents are privileged and therefore immune from the search warrant.

If the status of a document is in doubt, the filter team will give the documents to a judge for a definitive ruling before giving them to case prosecutors, according to the affidavit.

Hastert said those protections may not be enough.

"It is not at all clear to me that it would even be possible to create special procedures that would overcome the Constitutional problems that the execution of this warrant has created," he said.

Jefferson has not been charged and has denied any wrongdoing, but two of his associates have pleaded guilty to bribery-related charges in federal court in Alexandria, Va.

The House Ethics Committee has opened an inquiry into the case.