All posts tagged "Fisa"

A national security expert flagged the impact of one of President Donald Trump's moves that effectively allowed a key U.S. spy tool to expire.

During an appearance on CNN, Leon Panetta, the former CIA director under former President Barack Obama and White House chief of staff during the Clinton administration, expressed concern about the expiration of a key part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

House lawmakers refused to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA earlier this month in response to Trump's pick for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte. When Trump refused to drop Pulte, FISA lapsed, and Panetta explained what losing FISA means for national security....

Stephen Miller tried crying foul about a proposed check on the United States power to spy on Americans, only to be brutally mocked and fact-checked online.

Congressional lawmakers have been suggesting a requirement for federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to seek approval to spy on Americans from judges from a court set up by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Miller didn't like the idea, writing on X that, "A libertarian demand to make SecWar get approval from liberal DC judges (the ones who targeted Trump) is madness," and called spying on foreign soil "the core of all US security."...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated that he had reversed his stance on a surveillance tool and bill he long complained contributed to the "witch hunt" of him — a major sticking point among MAGA.

Trump appeared to change his mind and said he would set aside his past experiences to urge Republicans to support FISA 702 — or Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — and voiced its importance to American security.

Trump wrote the following on his Truth Social platform: ...

The internet mocked President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he advocated for a surveillance tool and bill that he claimed he "was a victim of."

Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform, citing that the military was concerned over the legislation — Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA 702 — and its importance to American security.

He wrote the following: ...

Donald Trump's former Homeland Security advisor Tom Bossert had some harsh words for his former boss.

Trump earlier in the day lashed out against a statute he supported as president. Specifically, the former president Wednesday directed House Republicans to "kill" a legislative effort he mistook for another statute, according to a Fox News reporter.

"KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS," Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. "THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!"...

Journalist Michael Tomasky warned in a January op-ed "that nothing productive or beneficial will come from the GOP majority that is taking over the House."

ABC News reported during the same month that "the 118th Congress is on track to being one of the least functional sessions ever, with only 34 bills passed since January of last year."

On Wednesday, GOP lawmakers left a meeting regarding federal surveillance legislation hard-right Freedom Caucus members blocked feeling unaccomplished, and unclear about next steps on the bill, according to Axios....