From US News and World Report President Donald Trump is “absolutely right” to claim he was wiretapped and monitored, a former NSA official claimed Monday, adding that the administration risks falling victim to further leaks if it continues to run afoul of the intelligence community. “I think the president is absolutely right. His phone calls, …
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From Pajamas Media In its final days, the Obama administration has expanded the power of the National Security Agency to share globally intercepted personal communications with the government’s 16 other intelligence agencies before applying privacy protections. The new rules significantly relax longstanding limits on what the N.S.A. may do with the information gathered by its …
From Fox News. In a 67-32 vote, Congress approved the USA Freedom Act which supposedly brings about the following changes: Resume the NSA data collection program, but only for a transition period of six months. After that, the legislation would no longer allow the NSA to sweep up Americans’ records in bulk. Instead, it would …
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The vote on Patriot Act reform ground to a halt when Sen Rand Paul (R-KY) blocked the final vote with a filibuster. From The Hill. Sen. Rand Paul burst back into Washington on Sunday evening making clear that he is not relenting in his battle to hobble the Patriot Act. “Are we going to so …
