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Derrick Van Orden: “The section that we're talking about of FISA is Section 702…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Congressman Derrick Van Orden Discussing His FISA Reauthorization Vote (FISA)

Published | Video Starts at 03:37

And the Patriot act was used and abused by intelligence agencies to do unlawful things against American citizens. Okay, so let's. So FISA's over here, the Patriot act is over here. The section that we're talking about of FISA is Section 702. And that's, that's what these intelligence agencies, predominantly the FBI, used to spy on American citizens. The most high profile cases were Carter Page and Donald Trump. And you know what? That's just wrong. (03:37–03:51)

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Asserts that Section 702 of FISA is used by intelligence agencies, mainly the FBI, to spy on American citizens.

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