President Donald Trump ignored Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s concerns about U.S. agencies’ controversial spying powers and pushed Republican lawmakers to extend them, according to a report.
Gabbard had a meeting with Trump in February in which she raised her concerns about renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) without assurances to protect Americans’ privacy, sources told Politico.
Trump did not heed Gabbard’s advice and instead pushed ahead, demanding that the House extend the program by another 18 months without any changes.
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