Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that the spy program 'is extremely important to our Military.'
Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that it is more “important than ever” that the U.S. remains vigilant and maintains its “ability to quickly stop bad actors seeking to cause harm to our People and our Country.
”WATCH LIVE: Karoline Leavitt to hold press briefing amid Iran war and DHS shutdown “The fact is, whether you like FISA or not, it is extremely important to our Military,” Trump said. “I have spoken to many Generals about this, and they consider it vital.” Congressional GOP leaders have been working to pass a clean, 18-month reauthorization of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows warrantless wiretapping of non-citizens overseas.to delay an expected vote on renewing the spy powers to mid-April due to opposition from hard-line Republicans who want to see reforms to warrantless surveillance and the inclusion of voter integrity measures. Both Reps. Keith Self and Lauren Boebert have been vocally opposed to passing a clean extension of the spy powers. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna , meanwhile, has pledged to oppose the legislation unless national voter ID legislation is attached. Johnson told reporters on Wednesday that the U.S. does not “have the abuses that we had before” when asked if the extension will include a warrant requirement, which was also pushed for in 2024, when Congress approved a two-year extension of the program with“The president of the United States has called for a short-term, clean extension, 18 months,” Johnson said. “We want to continue to refine and amend the law, if necessary, to protect constitutional freedom … FISA as currently constituted, as we amended with 56 major reforms, is working as desired, and we do not have the abuses we did before.” Trump, who in 2024 called for Congress to “KILL FISA,” echoed Johnson, saying that the extension must include the “Critical and Common Sense Reforms that were made in the last Reauthorization of FISA.”
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