Senate and House Republicans appear to be at loggerheads on whether to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before or after the controversial law at the heart of the Spygate scandal is reauthorized. Amid frenzied budget negotiations, an obscure provision in the Nov. 18, 2019, measure keeping the government open extended FISA’s expiration at […]
‘Clean’ FISA Renewal Moving Ahead as Key Spygate Reforms Are Pushed Down the Road…
Ex-FBI Unit Chief Blows Whistle on Comey, McCabe over Warrantless Spying…
The FBI agent who ran the bureau’s warrantless spying program said Wednesday he warned ex-Director James Comey and his deputy, Andrew McCabe that the program was a useless waste of taxpayer money that needlessly infringed Americans’ civil liberties but his bosses refused to take action. Retired Special Agent Bassem Youssef ran the FBI’s Communications Analysis […]
How Widespread Is Domestic Political Spying?…
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 […]
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