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Thune Signals Senate Will Pursue Stand-Alone FISA Renewal Despite Trump's Demands
Thune Signals Senate Will Pursue Stand-Alone FISA Renewal Despite Trump's Demands
Via American Greatness,
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, (R-SD,) said Monday that Senate Republicans are moving forward with plans to renew a key federal surveillance authority as a stand-alone measure, despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that it be tied to election legislation.
Thune told reporters the Senate is working to revive Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expired over the weekend after Congress failed to extend it before a deadline.
“We will try and move 702 as soon as we feel like...
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