FBI Improperly Used Warrantless Search Powers More Than 278,000 Times in 2021, FISA Court Filing Reveals
Fox News | May 19, 2023 | Brooke Singman
The FBI improperly used warrantless search powers against U.S. citizens more than 278,000 times in the year ending November 2021, according to an unsealed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) filing.
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The court filing, which spanned 127 pages, was unsealed Friday by the FISC, but was filed in April 2022.
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“As Director Wray has made clear, the errors described in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s opinion are completely unacceptable,” a senior FBI official
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The filing released on Friday detailed a number of the improper queries, including a batch query for “over 19,000 donors to a congressional campaign.”
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FISA Section 702 is set to sunset on Dec. 31, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are proposing reforms in order to reauthorize the section, with more congressional oversight. . . .
. . . against their political enemies.