Tag: FISA Warrants

FBI Audit Reveals 8,000 Unjustified Searches of Americans’ Communications

May 15, 2023
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The FBI conducted thousands of queries on digital data collected on U.S. citizens in 2021 and 2022 despite having no warrant and no justification under the FBI’s own rules, according to an internal report released on May 10. The audit, conducted by the FBI Office of Internal Auditing (OIA), was intended to examine the agency’s…

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Sen. Paul: We Should Not Use FISA Warrants to Surveil Americans

September 22, 2021
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The U.S. government should not use FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) warrants to surveil Americans but should obey the Constitution, specifically the Fourth Amendment, to properly conduct searches and seizures, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday. Paul made the remarks during the Senate Committee on Homeland Security’s counterterrorism hearing. “The problem is the system can…

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