204. (Breaking) Congress Poised to Renew Surveillance Authority 'Abused' by US Intel Agencies
The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast
Sharyl Attkisson
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🗓️ 10 December 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Congress is poised to renew a much-abused surveillance authority without reforms. Our intelligence agencies have previously been caught abusing the "702" authority, weaponizing it against American citizens. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) has the behind-the-scenes analysis on this developing news.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everybody Cheryl Ackison |
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| 0:08.9 | Welcome to another edition of the Cheryl Ackison |
| 0:11.2 | Podcast. |
| 0:12.4 | Today breaking news on Congress. of the abused using it against American citizens in an unconstitutional way. |
| 0:25.0 | Inside the battle with Republican Thomas Massey giving us the details. |
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| 1:11.6 | Thomas Massey is a Republican from Kentucky. He's on the House Judiciary Committee and involved in |
| 1:17.2 | pitched battles and discussions right now over surveillance authority that our intel agencies have abused in significant ways |
| 1:25.7 | and looks like they're about to get that authority reauthorized without reforms and changes yet again. |
| 1:32.4 | For the background in state of play, here's Massey's take. |
| 1:36.0 | Tell us a little bit about this program that you all are discussing on Capitol Hill |
| 1:41.0 | and why there's concern? |
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