{"id":2025730,"date":"2023-09-08T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-head-christopher-wray-pushes-for-renewal-of-absolutely-vital-spying-power\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:52:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:52:11","slug":"fbi-head-christopher-wray-pushes-for-renewal-of-absolutely-vital-spying-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-head-christopher-wray-pushes-for-renewal-of-absolutely-vital-spying-power\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Chief Wray urges renewal of crucial surveillance authority."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-head-christopher-wray-pushes-for-renewal-of-absolutely-vital-spying-power%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2025730&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>FBI Director Christopher Wray Pushes for Renewal of Major Spy Program<\/h2>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray is making a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-are-woefully-out-marketed-by-liberals-its-time-to-level-up\/\" title=\"Conservatives Are Woefully Out-Marketed By Liberals. It\u2019s Time to Level Up.\">strong case<\/a> for the\u2062 renewal of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-head-christopher-wray-pushes-for-renewal-of-absolutely-vital-spying-power\/\" title=\"FBI Chief Wray urges renewal of crucial surveillance authority.\">significant spy \u2064program<\/a>. This \u2063year, an unexpected alliance\u200b of both right- and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-ap-slanted-border-coverage-to-hide-the-crisis\/\" title=\"How the AP Slanted Border Coverage to Hide the Crisis\">left-wing members<\/a> of Congress has been advocating for an overhaul of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. This provision allows \u200cthe government to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-biden-admin-considering-using-private-firms-to-conduct-warrantless-surveillance-of-u-s-citizens\/\" title=\"CNN: Biden Admin Considering Using Private Firms To Conduct Warrantless Surveillance Of U.S. Citizens\">conduct surveillance<\/a> on the \u200bemails and electronic communications of foreigners \u200bresiding abroad.\u200d However, the FBI&#8217;s\u200c misuse\u200b of data collected \u2064under this provision to spy on Americans has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-appoints-ceo-who-brought-chinese-battery-company-to-michigan-to-powerful-state-board\/\" title=\"Whitmer Appoints CEO Who Brought Chinese Battery Company to Michigan to Powerful State Board\">sparked intense criticism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2064 the backlash, the Biden administration has \u2062prioritized the renewal of this provision, \u2064emphasizing its importance \u200cfor national\u2062 security. Joining the debate, Wray expressed his \u2064support for the \u2063administration&#8217;s stance during a &#8220;Spy Chat&#8221; event at the International Spy Museum. He emphasized\u200d the vital\u2063 nature of Section\u200c 702 authority, stating that letting it expire would be \u200ctantamount to unilateral disarmament in the face of the Chinese Communist \u2062Party.<\/p>\n<p>Wray also defended Section 702 against\u200d criticism from members of Congress who raised concerns\u200d about the FBI&#8217;s past surveillance activities on Americans under different powers. He argued that Section 702 is a distinct authority with its own set of \u2062rules and\u2062 regulations.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is worth noting that court records \u200crevealed in July \u2062that the FBI did, in fact, use Section 702 to spy on Americans, including a senator, a state lawmaker, and a state judge.<\/p>\n<h3>Antitrust Case \u200cof the\u2064 Century: What to Expect as Justice Department v. Google Case Begins<\/h3>\n<p>Section 702 is scheduled to expire on December 31, and lawmakers will soon vote on its renewal. The coalition\u200c opposing the\u2063 provision has encountered \u200bchallenges in recent\u2062 months due \u200dto differing reform objectives among its members.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> for more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray urges renewal of a key spy program. An unusual coalition of bipartisan lawmakers seeks to revamp Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. 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