Attorney General William Barr recently took the unprecedented step of requiring any future investigation of a presidential campaign to get approval from him and the director of the FBI. But recent statements from the intelligence agencies suggest that political spying — on members of Congress as well as presidential candidates — may be more widespread […]
Sen Rand Paul: President Trump Does Not Support Clean FISA Renewal – Sen McConnell Meets with President to Discuss…
In November of 2019 buried deep in the congressional budget Continuing Resolution (CR) was a short-term extension to reauthorize the FISA “business records provision”, the “roving wiretap” provision, the “lone wolf” provision, and the more controversial bulk metadata provisions [Call Detail Records (CDR)], all parts of the Patriot Act. As a result of the FISA […]
Sen Rand Paul and President Trump Thrust Fate of Surveillance Law into Doubt…
Dems Delay FISA Update Bill After Rep Lofgren Pushes for Changes…
WATCH PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PRESS BRIEFING ON STEPS U.S. TAKING TO CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS…
T-Room readers are aware of the challenges China has been facing to contain the Coronavirus aka COVID-19 since it broke out in early December in the Wuhan Province. As you know, President Trump issued a travel ban in early January, set-up a highly specialized team to map out the needs to contain the virus as […]
WATCH PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PRESS BRIEFING ON STEPS U.S. TAKING TO CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS…
T-Room readers are aware of the challenges China has been facing to contain the Coronavirus aka COVID-19 since it broke out in early December in the Wuhan Province. As you know, President Trump issued a travel ban in early January, set-up a highly specialized team to map out the needs to contain the virus as […]
Short Term Stupid – Bill Barr Wants Clean FISA Reauthorization Because He Will Not Abuse It…
This is likely the most insufferably short-sighted political position in decades. Faced with years of evidence showing worsening abuses by government officials using the FISA court, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr says a clean reauthorization bill is the best option because his DOJ and FBI will not abuse it. Note the import of AG Barr’s […]
45 Civil Liberties Groups Endorse the Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act…
Dear Representatives and Senators, The undersigned organizations represent tens of millions of constituents from across the country and the political spectrum. We write to endorse the Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act of 2020 (SAPRA) and urge your office to cosponsor this important piece of legislation. The bill would significantly reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act […]
N.S.A. Phone Program Cost $100 Million, Produced Only Two Unique Leads…
A National Security Agency system that analyzed logs of Americans’ domestic phone calls and text messages cost $100 million from 2015 to 2019, but yielded only a single significant investigation, according to a newly declassified study. Moreover, only twice during that four-year period did the program generate unique information that the F.B.I. did not already […]
Patriot Act, Up for Renewal in March, Permits the Government to Assault Our Most Basic Freedoms…
The Patriot Act of 2001 has three sections that are scheduled to expire on March 15. One of those sections is the infamous 215, which authorizes the federal government to capture without a warrant all records of all people in America held by third parties. Do we really want the federal government to spy without […]