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Secret Court Reveals: FBI Hunted for Domestic Terrorists Without a Warrant

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A secret court warned the FBI in 2018 about warrantless searches. But the bureau still went looking for “racially motivated violent extremists” in NSA troves without a court order.

Spencer Ackerman
Spencer Ackerman 

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