The Justice Department says Attorney General William Barr would recommend that President Trump veto the latest surveillance bill, which the House is set to vote on Wednesday. That’s a wholesale reversal for Barr, who helped draft an earlier version.
That's a wholesale reversal for Barr, who supported reauthorizing sections of the now-infamous Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, and helped draft an earlier version of the bill.
Reformers in Congress say they want to address what they call the prospects for the abuse of surveillance authorities andBarr had said he was willing to accept some changes to FISA practices. IG reports have documented problems with the FBI's submissions to the secret court that authorizes clandestine surveillance, including the collection on a former member of Trump's campaign during the Russia investigation.A group of FISA authorities lapsed earlier this year when lawmakers couldn't agree on broader changes and also turned their focus on the pandemic.
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