Rand Paul questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray on whether phone calls between the President and foreign leaders might be picked up during FISA collection.
Today I questioned FBI Director Wray on the domestic spying and government abuse of our data. The concern of us who want more control over what the government can do with our data is because as Madison said men are not angels. That’s why we have the Constitution. pic.twitter.com/nOmqoPp62J
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 10, 2018
🚨 The FBI Director just testified in the US Senate. I asked him if @realDonaldTrump phone conversations are getting collected in the FISA database. He wouldn’t answer. Is NSA or FBI listening in on our President? We know bad actors exist within intel community. REFORM NEEDED NOW
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 10, 2018
The 6-minute questioning I posted above is a must watch. It touches on a few important topics.
Journalists communications being picked up in the FISA database:
Rand Paul questions if journalists are being picked up by the FISA Court. This could raise significant issues regarding Freedom Of The Press.
Members of Congress’s communications being picked by FISA database:
Members of Congress being spied on could create a major crisis regarding the separation of power in Washington.
President’s phone communications being picked up by FISA database:
Christopher Wray refused to answer if President Trump and Former President Barack Obama had their phone calls with foreign leaders picked up. Allowing unelected bureaucrats have the ability to hurt a President through the leaking of his private phone calls is a grave threat to national security.
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