Speaker Mike Johnson Claims Classified Briefing Made Him Flip-Flop on Spy Powers Reform

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday explained his apparent flip-flop on a controversial surveillance law, saying that he now favors limited reforms after receiving a classified briefing.

Speaker Johnson was asked by reporters why he changed his opinion on reforming Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a controversial surveillance law that is meant to target foreign adversaries, but often surveils Americans’ communications without a warrant. ---More...

BREAKING - PURE BETRAYAL - SPYING ON AMERICANS WITHOUT WARRANT: @RepMTG EXPLODES, says, “Mike Johnson set up a private classified briefing room and inside members are being told that people are going to die if we don’t pass FISA! Now, some Republicans are saying reauthorizing… pic.twitter.com/k4zzeg4QCP

— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 12, 2024

SPYING ON AMERICANS WITHOUT WARRANT: Marjorie Taylor Greene EXPLODES, says, “Mike Johnson set up a private classified briefing room and inside members are being told that people are going to die if we don’t pass FISA! Now, some Republicans are saying reauthorizing FISA for 2 years rather than 5 will solve our problems. Stop kicking the can down the road! KILL FISA!!”

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