I think the thing that we need to remember during this hearing is that these files wouldn't even exist if the federal government had not abused its surveillance powers and gone after private citizens like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The FBI ruthlessly and persistently surveilled Dr. King and his family, even in their own home and without any kind of warrant. It is only thanks to the work of journalists and government investigators of the 60s and the 70s that we know that the FBI weaponized its COINTELPRO program to spy … (00:34–00:44)
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Asserts that the FBI surveilled Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family without a warrant.
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