https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/13/congress/caine-letter-fisa-702-reauthorization-00870208
Very surprising to me.
I am pretty sure that this is the law that gave the dirty CIA a back door to spy on the Trump campaign. It is pretty surprising to me that Trump supports giving the gun that was aimed straight at him back to the federal government.
One thing that tells me is that there is likely a lot of good that comes out of this that is mixed up with the bad. Because of that, im almost ok with some modified version of it passing.
I would like for there to be some heavy penalties associated with domestic spying. But criminal penalties to be tried in DC is unworkable. Here is what I would say;
1) Codify that proper venue for criminal trials related to violating safeguards to 702 are either in the place where the person's who broke the law reside, or the place where any victims of abuse reside. Just think if Trump could have dragged Mueller down to Florida for a criminal trial.
2) Stautorily limit sovereign immunity here. Im not sure what the language should be, but make it harder for a CIA guy to say he was just following orders. Specifically, I would like it if Trump could have been able to sue Mueller directly and there were parts of this law that said that Mueller would have to face the music.
I know there is zero percent chance that this federal government is going to pass laws that will hold itself accountable. Because of that, my preference is to let 702 die. If we cant trust the system to hold itself accountable, then we shouldn't be giving that system more power to abuse civil liberties.
What is going to happen, though, is that this law is going to be renewed with no sunset clause, because the feds are all assets. Even Trump is being an asshat here.
Very surprising to me.
I am pretty sure that this is the law that gave the dirty CIA a back door to spy on the Trump campaign. It is pretty surprising to me that Trump supports giving the gun that was aimed straight at him back to the federal government.
One thing that tells me is that there is likely a lot of good that comes out of this that is mixed up with the bad. Because of that, im almost ok with some modified version of it passing.
I would like for there to be some heavy penalties associated with domestic spying. But criminal penalties to be tried in DC is unworkable. Here is what I would say;
1) Codify that proper venue for criminal trials related to violating safeguards to 702 are either in the place where the person's who broke the law reside, or the place where any victims of abuse reside. Just think if Trump could have dragged Mueller down to Florida for a criminal trial.
2) Stautorily limit sovereign immunity here. Im not sure what the language should be, but make it harder for a CIA guy to say he was just following orders. Specifically, I would like it if Trump could have been able to sue Mueller directly and there were parts of this law that said that Mueller would have to face the music.
I know there is zero percent chance that this federal government is going to pass laws that will hold itself accountable. Because of that, my preference is to let 702 die. If we cant trust the system to hold itself accountable, then we shouldn't be giving that system more power to abuse civil liberties.
What is going to happen, though, is that this law is going to be renewed with no sunset clause, because the feds are all assets. Even Trump is being an asshat here.
