Two Senators Accuse the Trump Administration of Illegally Concealing a Secret Surveillance Court Ruling
The US Government Is Hiding Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans
Two Democratic senators who have long overseen US intelligence say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding a secret FISA court decision from Congress. The ruling, they argue, is being held back as leverage while lawmakers weigh renewing Section 702, the program that lets federal agents read Americans' communications without a warrant. At issue is a classified interpretation of Section 702 that multiple administrations have relied on and refused to declassify.
A classified interpretation of Section 702 that he says multiple administrations have relied on and refused to declassify.