“Congress must fix this before considering any reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act this year,” said one advocate. Privacy advocates on Wednesday said testimony from FBI Director Christopher Wray at a U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing offers the latest evidence that Congress must take action to keep the government from […]
WASHINGTON — Carrying on a long-established tradition, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) plans to deploy teams of federal observers around the country on Election Day next month while requiring the FBI to receive high-level approval for politically sensitive investigations that might call into question the integrity of the election. At stake in the Nov. 8 congressional […]
“The only thing more concerning than finding classified documents in Donald Trump’s possession is finding the folders used to conceal classified documents empty and in Donald Trump’s possession.” The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday released an inventory of items seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month, and one aspect of the newly […]
WASHINGTON — The FBI’s seizure of classified documents during its recent search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence has renewed a debate over whether a former president can assert executive privilege, or the right to shield documents from disclosure. Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records belong to the government and must be handed over […]