Senate Republicans thought the debate over whether to extend federal surveillance powers was settled — and then Trump tweeted
Senate Republicans thought the debate over whether to extend federal surveillance powers was settled — and then President Donald Trump tweeted.
Just weeks earlier, the Senate had approved legislation to extend expired FISA provisions after extensive bipartisan negotiations and consultations with Attorney General William Barr, who had given the administration’s blessing. Now, Congress is exactly where it was nearly three months ago — or worse — when the domestic surveillance programs first lapsed. It’s not clear what will satisfy the mercurial Trump, who has denounced the FISA program over allegations it was inappropriately used to spy on Carter Page, a former adviser to his 2016 campaign.
“We should have voted on it eight weeks ago and I never understood why we didn’t,” added Blunt. “It seems to me we've missed the moment here.”“We’re never surprised by much around here anymore,” said Senate Majority Whip John Thune . “We were hoping obviously that we had a solution that would have worked, but obviously the House Rs and the White House came to a different conclusion. So we’ll try and work through it.
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