Attorney General William Barr split with President Trump in a meeting with Republican lawmakers regarding proposals to reauthorize a major U.S. surveillance law, according to sources familiar with the meeting.
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Attorney General William Barr split with President Donald Trump on Tuesday in a meeting with Republican lawmakers regarding proposals to reauthorize a major U.S. surveillance law, according to sources familiar with the meeting. In this May 15, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr attend the 38th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
"Congress can do both: reauthorize the expiring FISA provisions and undertake meaningful FISA reform efforts," President of the FBI Agents Association Brian O’Hare said in a statement Tuesday."We look forward to actively participating in a fulsome reform process, but we urge Congress to first reauthorize the expiring provisions. Letting them lapse puts active investigations in peril and adds additional risks to already difficult and complex investigations.
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