The surveillance powers enjoyed by some federal agencies like the FBI need to be reformed, members of Congress said on May 19 after a newly released ruling showed the FBI repeatedly violated the law and policy in surveilling Americans and others.
“Egregious FISA abuses by the FBI underscore the need for Congress to reform 702 to better protect the civil liberties of Americans,” Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) said in a statement.
“The abuse of FISA authority detailed in this opinion demands a response from all members of Congress,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, said in a statement….