President Trump’s reversal in pushing lawmakers to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers is putting pressure on the House GOP and some of the tool’s most fervent critics to back its reauthorization. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the government to spy on foreigners located abroad. But the tool has long…
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Trump’s backing of spy powers puts GOP’s FISA 702 critics in tough spot
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Originally reported by The Hill
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