A bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program has been blocked by a conservative revolt, pushing the prospects of final passage into uncertainty.
Washington — A bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program was blocked Wednesday by a conservative revolt in the House, pushing the prospects of final passage into uncertainty amid a looming deadline. The legislative impasse also follows an edict earlier in the day from former President Donald Trump to 'kill' the measure.
Ron Wyden, have aligned with Republican supporters of Trump, who in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday stated incorrectly that Section 702 had been used to spy on his presidential campaign.'Kill FISA,' he wrote in all capital letters. 'It was illegally used against me, and many others. They spied on my campaign.' A former adviser to his 2016 presidential campaign was targeted over potential ties to Russia under a different section of the surveillance law.
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