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Mike Lee: “I think we need some reforms to our domestic surveillance…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Sen. Lee tells FBI Director Christopher Wray, "We're not going to accept that answer anymore."

Published | Video Starts at 06:11

I'd love to see reforms in this area and in particular to protect the civil liberties of the American people. I think we need some reforms to our domestic surveillance tools, including things like FISA that would apply to strengthening the amicus provisions of the FISA court, requiring the FBI to disclose all material exculpatory evidence that's presented to the FISA court. No less important here than in an Article 3 court sitting in its capacity of adjudicating criminal cases. In fact, if anything, it's more important here because in the FISA context, it's not public. (06:11–06:32)

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Asserts the need for reforms to domestic surveillance tools, including FISA, to strengthen amicus provisions and require FBI disclosure.

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