{"id":2614989,"date":"2026-06-17T04:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-comes-out-against-fisa-if-it-doesnt-come-with-the-save-america-act-complicating-congressional-showdown\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T04:10:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:10:44","slug":"trump-comes-out-against-fisa-if-it-doesnt-come-with-the-save-america-act-complicating-congressional-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-comes-out-against-fisa-if-it-doesnt-come-with-the-save-america-act-complicating-congressional-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Comes Out Against FISA &#8216;If it Doesn\u2019t Come with the Save America Act,&#8217; Complicating Congressional Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Ftrump-comes-out-against-fisa-if-it-doesnt-come-with-the-save-america-act-complicating-congressional-showdown%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=2614989&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--><p>President Donald Trump announced that he will oppose extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) unless it includes his proposed election-related measures, notably the Save America Act. He criticized Democrats for using FISA to target him and emphasized key provisions he supports, such as voter ID, proof of citizenship, restrictions on mail-in ballots, banning biological men from women&#8217;s sports, and preventing transgender youth surgeries. <\/p>\n<p>Trump also indicated he will refuse to sign any legislation until the Save America Act is enacted, and he highlighted concerns over the current use and oversight of FISA. Originally enacted in 1978, FISA allows government surveillance for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-electronic-surveillance-unit-was-illegal-says-rep-gohmert-attorney-suggests-entrapment\/\" title=\"Jan. 6 \u2018Electronic ... Unit\u2019 Was \u2018Illegal,\u2019 Says Rep. Gohmert; Attorney Suggests \u2018Entrapment\u2019\">foreign intelligence purposes<\/a>, with updates in 2008 expanding warrantless surveillance powers, which have been controversial. <\/p>\n<p>He referenced specific investigations, including the surveillance of Carter page, a Trump campaign adviser, criticizing the process and suggesting misconduct, including misleading FISA court applications and political bias. The inquiry &#8220;Crossfire Hurricane&#8221; was labeled by Senate Judiciary Commitee Chairman Chuck Grassley as one of the moast corrupt in FBI and DOJ history, citing lies to the FISA court and withholding exculpatory evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is demanding legislative changes to increase oversight of intelligence activities and secure election integrity, tying his support for FISA renewal to passing his broader legislative agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Monday that he will not support an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless it includes his election integrity measure, the Save America Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dumocrats want FISA because that\u2019s what they used to go after me for three years during my First Term!\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116753053952043436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on . \u201cI\u2019m against FISA if it doesn\u2019t come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commander in chief outlined key provisions he wants passed, including voter ID and proof of citizenship as well as limited mail-in ballots for extreme circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the bill would ban biological men from playing in women\u2019s sports and prevent transgender \u201cmutualization surgery\u201d for children.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats, along with several Republicans, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/live-blog\/trump-congress-fisa-doj-ufc-2026-primary-elections-dhs-live-updates-rcna349535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected<\/a> a short-term extension of FISA, causing Section 702 to expire, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-will-not-sign-other-legislation-until-voter-act-bill-is-passed-by-2026-03-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that Trump is refusing to sign any other legislation until the SAVE America Act becomes law.<\/p>\n<p>FISA, originally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/IF11451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> in 1978, allows government agencies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-fbi-spied-on-3-3-million-americans-without-a-warrant\/\" title=\"Report: ... Spied on 3.3 Million ...ns Without a Warrant\">gather foreign intelligence<\/a> through electronic surveillance, physical searches, and a trap-and-trace program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFISA currently defines foreign intelligence information as information relating to a foreign power or that generally concerns the ability of the United States to protect against international terrorism, potential attacks by foreign powers or agents of foreign powers, or international drug trafficking,\u201d the U.S. congressional website reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough Congress initially limited FISA to regulating government use of electronic surveillance, Congress has amended FISA to regulate other intelligence-gathering practices, such as physical searches, the use of[[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/wex\/pen_register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pen registers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/wex\/trap_and_trace_device\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trap-and-trace<\/a>]devices, and compelled production of certain types of business records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, it established FISA courts led by federal district judges who hold hearings in secret and are selected by the Supreme Court\u2019s chief justice.<\/p>\n<p>The act was updated in 2008 with various provisions meant to deal with technological advancements, ultimately allowing for warrantless surveillance of non-U.S. citizens located outside the country, and in special cases, American citizens, which has generated massive amounts of controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the updates gave FISA courts the power to \u201creview an application and to enter an order approving targeting a U.S. person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >domestically acquire foreign intelligence information<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A 2019 Department of Justice news release said four FBI applications were \u201cfiled with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) in 2016 and 2017 to conduct Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) surveillance targeting Carter Page,\u201d who worked on Trump\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Page traveled to Russia for personal and business reasons that year, causing him to become a target of Operation Crossfire Hurricane during the final year of the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p>An investigative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/fisa-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> was released by the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2021, with GOP\u00a0 Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/press\/rep\/releases\/judiciary-committee-releases-transcripts-of-interviews-conducted-during-oversight-of-crossfire-hurricane-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing<\/a>: \u201cI believe that Crossfire Hurricane was one of the most incompetent and corrupt investigations in the history of the FBI and DOJ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FISA court was lied to,\u201d he declared. \u201cExculpatory information was withheld on those being investigated. The investigators, with some notable exceptions, were incredibly biased and used the powers of law enforcement for political purposes. The subjects of the investigation had their lives turned upside down. It is my hope that counterintelligence investigations will be reined in and this never happens again in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grassley called the FISA warrant against Page a \u201ctravesty,\u201d adding that \u201cthose who signed them have acknowledged that if they knew then what they know now, they would not have signed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is that going forward we must have more checks and balances when it comes to political investigations,\u201d he concluded. \u201cWe must have more meaningful sign-offs on warrant applications, and we need to restore the trust to the American people in this system.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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