The FBI is attempting to rehabilitate the public image of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as Congress has until April 19 to reauthorize it.
The bureau recently posted a video to X that features FBI Director Christopher Wray attempting to put a gloss on Section 702 as part of this months long campaign.
The bureau's timely propaganda did not escape the attention of critics on X, where the post received a community note that read, "The FBI violated American citizens' 4A rights 278,000 times with illegal, unauthorized FISA 702 searches."
Among the critics was Sen. Mike Lee, who wrote, "FBI just got called out in a community note on X. Congress - take note. FISA 702 has been used for warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of times. Yet FBI demands 702 be reauthorized by April 19 WITHOUT a warrant requirement for searches of U.S. citizens."
Blaze News previously reported that during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in June 2023, the FBI admitted there had been at least 278,000 "Unintentional" back-door search queries of the 702 database for the private communications of Americans between 2020 and 2021 alone.
Rep. Andrew Clyde wrote, "The FBI was correctly called out in a community note for lying about its unconstitutional, warrantless surveillance of Americans. Congress must eliminate FISA abuse and protect the American people's privacy."
FBI whistleblower Steve Friend reiterated that the FBI "Violated constitutional rights and abused FISA Section 702 over 278,000 times in a single year."
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fbi-blasted-over-attempt-to-put-gloss-on-section-702
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