The bureau says it thwarted an imminent terrorist attack against the U.S. using a controversial surveillance authority that the House could vote to revamp as soon as this week.
The bureau shared three newly declassified instances in which it said access to data collected under the digital spying authority allowed it to protect national security. | John Minchillo/APThe FBI revealed it used a controversial foreign surveillance tool to foil a terrorist plot on U.S. soil last year, part of a series of last-minute disclosures it hopes will sway Congress as lawmakers debate overhauling the measure later this week.
“The big point here is the warrant requirement and how damaging that would potentially be, if it were adopted as part of a legislation,” argued a senior bureau official speaking on behalf of the FBI, who was granted anonymity to freely discuss the cases in detail. National security adviser Jake Sullivan will deliver a classified briefing to House Democrats on the looming vote on Wednesday afternoon. In an email announcing the briefing that was obtained by POLITICO, Rep., the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, warned that approving the amendment on the court order would “badly damage our national security.”
The FBI official argued the bureau almost definitely could not have recreated its success in any of the three cases even if a court order mandate included an exception for national security matters — an idea that is popular among privacy advocates.
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