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Troy Nehls: “FISA was never intended to spy on American citizens.”

Featuring: Troy Nehls, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 22

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Troy Nehls Interview _ The Vince Coglianese Show

Published | Video Starts at 10:37

What was his problem? Well, he was working with the Trump campaign. He was affiliated with the Trump campaign back in 2016. So they used FISA to surveil him. And FISA was never intended to spy on American citizens. It was set aside to spy on foreigners on foreign soil. Foreigners on foreign soil. Not even foreigners here. So they've abused their authority. They've done it on several times. (10:37–10:43)

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Asserts that FISA's original purpose was not to surveil American citizens.

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