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Austin Scott: “When we talk about 702, we're talking about an intelligence…”

Featuring: Austin Scott, Republican | U.S. House Georgia, District 8

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So more checks on the front end, more transparency in the actual process, more accountability on the back end, all the way to criminal penalties. And so When we talk about 702, we're talking about an intelligence tool, not a criminal justice tool. Correct? That's another important distinction. Very important, I think, for the country to understand that. Yes. And when we talk about this intelligence tool, it is for the most part restricted to terrorism and narco terrorism or cartel level of drug dealing. (18:44–18:51)

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Asserts that Section 702 is an intelligence tool, not for criminal justice.

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