Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil
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WIRED reports that an internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate urged personnel to continue using Section 702 queries involving US persons to advance the mission while complying with new pre-approval safeguards, following Congress’s two-year reauthorization with added procedures. The push drew criticism from lawmakers who say it contradicts prior assurances to reduce such queries amid past misuse controversies, while the FBI maintains the guidance focuses on lawful, privacy-enhancing compliance.
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