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INTERVIEW: Gerard Filitti – ‘FISA Bill and Slide Towards Authoritarianism’

21st Century Wire's Podcast
21st Century Wire's Podcast
Episode • Apr 21, 2024 • 15m

TNT Radio host Patrick Henningsen speaks with American lawyer and Senior Counsel at the Lawfare ProjectGerard Filliti, about the constitutional pitfalls surrounding the recent renewal of the highly-contested Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Bill, which gives federal agencies the power to conduct warrantless wiretapping on otherwise innocent Americans. With a vote of 60-34, it sends the bill to President Joe Biden (who has championed it, of course). Crucially, this bill extends the controversial Section 702 for two more years.