The FBI’s inappropriate querying of a duly elected Member of Congress is an egregious violation that not only degrades trust in FISA and the Intelligence Community but is a threat to the foundational values of our democracy. pic.twitter.com/qvyDH6Ezkw
— Darin LaHood (@RepLaHood) March 9, 2023
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence in December declassified a report stating that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 was abused by the FBI under Section 702, which allows the federal government “to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign persons located outside the United States, with the compelled assistance of electronic communication service providers, to acquire foreign intelligence information,” according to Fox News.
The FBI inappropriately used Section 702 to repeatedly search for a member of Congress, who was not named, the intelligence report stated.
“I want to make clear the FBI’s inappropriate querying of a duly elected member of Congress is egregious and a violation not only that degrades the trust in FISA, but is viewed as a threat to the separation of powers,” LaHood said during Thursday’s House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing. “I have had the opportunity to review the classified summary of this violation, and it is my opinion that the member of Congress that was wrongfully queried multiple times solely by his name was in fact me.”
[Who was running these queries? That is the name that should be produced, not the name of the US congressman. — Ed]
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