- High-level officials from the CIA, FBI, and NSA are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, asking Congress to continue allowing the agency to spy on the communications of US citizens.
- They are urging Congress to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)—one of the nation’s most hotly contested government surveillance programs.
- Intelligence agencies have long cited the powerful 2008 FISA provision as an invaluable tool to effectively combat global terrorism, but critics, including an increasing number of lawmakers from both parties, say those same agencies have morphed the provision into an unchecked, warrantless domestic spying tool.
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CIA Begging Congress To Please Keep Surveillance On U.S. Citizens Legal
CIA Begging Congress To Please Keep Surveillance On U.S. Citizens Legal
FILE - A CIA emblem is seen in Atlanta, Nov. 13, 2013. The Biden administration is releasing what it says are newly declassified examples of how U.S. surveillance programs are used. It's part of a White House push to have those programs renewed by Congress before they expire at this year's end. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
