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US Spy Chief Reverses Course, Will Not Say How Many Americans Caught in NSA Surveillance (zdnet.com)

Zack Whittaker, writing for ZDNet: US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats has refused to say how many Americans have been caught up in the government's surveillance programs, reversing a confirmation pledge he made earlier this year. Coats said at a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on the reauthorization of a key foreign surveillance law that it is "infeasible" to provide an estimate of how many Americans' communications have been collected by the National Security Agency. It's a key question that has been raised by senior lawmakers on several occasions of both the Obama and Trump administrations.

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  1. Easy answer by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Informative

    All of them, and a shitload of people outside the border too.

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
  2. Re: Impeachment by Reverend+Green · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude - it's too late to impeach Obama - he's already out.