It ain't the same FISA. We were in this chamber two years ago debating a reauthorization of FISA. 702 the program was significantly different than it is today. In 2021 the FBI reported conducting nearly 3 million US person queries. An audit of those queries found that 278,000 times they did not comply with the rules, didn't follow the rules. FBI agents ran queries on protesters, donors to congressional campaigns, public officials, journalists, colleagues, even ex girlfriends. (00:10–00:16)
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Asserts that the FBI conducted nearly 3 million US person queries in 2021.
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