Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Judiciary Republicans gave FBI Director Christopher Wray the business over the Trump-Russia probe. But they stopped short of committing to junk expiring parts of the PATRIOT Act.

A year ago, the U.S.’ surveillance court ruled that the FBI violated Americans’ privacy by broadly sifting through dragnets of intercepted communications.

The former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser denied Russians were trying to recruit him, as alleged in a surveillance application members of both parties deemed justified.

Peter Strzok, fired by Robert Mueller and a top target for Hill Republicans and Trump, testified behind closed doors that he was not involved in the FISA application, sources say.

Usually, Republicans on the intelligence committee are more than happy to OK the Deep State’s spying powers. But these are not usual times.

The House intel chair on why the NSA, CIA, and FBI were subpoenaed; whether Comey has obstructed the probe; and whether more Obama officials are suspected.

Officials tell The Daily Beast the decision came as a result of intel analysts failing to comply with measures designed to protect citizens’ constitutional rights.