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Jon Stewart stated on October 30, 2013 in in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":

Congress "is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus" but in 2008 and 2012 "explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure."

By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2013

Viral Truth Wire stated on March 22, 2018 in in a fake news blog post :

"Obama secretly flees US - leaves stunning evidence behind."

By Mica Soellner• April 5, 2018

Bill Kristol stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck."

By Katie Sanders• December 22, 2013

Bob Barr stated on June 29, 2008 in an interview with Fox News.:

"The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity."

By Adriel Bettelheim• July 2, 2008

William Barr stated on December 09, 2019 in a statement:

"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."

By Bill McCarthy• December 11, 2019

Edward Snowden stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight":

"Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database."

By Katie Sanders• April 9, 2015

Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 20, 2013 in an article:

"It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so."

By Eric Stirgus• July 8, 2013

Mark Meadows stated on August 31, 2018 in :

"Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign."

By Bill McCarthy• September 11, 2018

TikTok posts stated on December 25, 2023 in a TikTok video:

T-Mobile plans to fine its customers up to $3,500 for text messages it doesn't like.

By Jeff Cercone• January 4, 2024

Barack Obama stated on June 17, 2013 in an interview with Charlie Rose:

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent."

By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2013

John McCain stated on July 09, 2008 in a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds :

Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping.

By Alexander Lane• July 15, 2008

Mike Rogers stated on June 09, 2013 in an interview on ABC’s "This Week":

"It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States."

By Becky Bowers• June 13, 2013

Jeff Flake stated on January 17, 2018 in the U.S. Senate:

Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians."

By John Kruzel• January 22, 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"Everybody acts like President Trump is the one that came up with this idea. ... There are multiple news outlets that have reported" former President Barack Obama ordered wiretapping on Trump.

By Allison Graves• March 5, 2017

Rand Paul stated on December 06, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States.

By Louis Jacobson• December 8, 2015

Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate:

The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 23, 2010

Mark Udall stated on June 09, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week":

Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism."

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2013

Dennis Kucinich stated on February 10, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:

"What we have done with the PATRIOT Act, we've given the government enormous powers. We've given the government the right to reach deeply into people's private lives, into their business affairs, without a court order."

By James Ewinger• April 18, 2011

Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate.:

Tim Kaine: "opposes everything President Trump does."

By Warren Fiske• September 26, 2018

Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC:

The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out."

By Clayton Youngman• November 20, 2015

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