Surveillance Reform Needed After New Ruling Highlights FBI Abuse, Members of Congress Say

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, in New York City on April 17, 2023. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times

The surveillance powers enjoyed by some federal agencies like the FBI need to be reformed, members of Congress said on May 19 after a newly released ruling showed the FBI repeatedly violated the law and policy in surveilling Americans and others.

“Egregious FISA abuses by the FBI underscore the need for Congress to reform 702 to better protect the civil liberties of Americans,” Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) said in a statement.