Congressman Cohen Questions Expert at Hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Asks whether Senators whose phone metadata was subpoenaed deserve millions from the federal government
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today questioned an expert witness in an oversight hearing on reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) Section 702 program which expires in April. His questions to Liza Goitein, the senior director for Liberty and National Security at the Brennan Center for Justice, focused on the impact of artificial intelligence in information gathering and the consistency of FISA court rulings.
He finished his questions to Goitein by asking about the eight Republican Senators, including both Tennessee Senators, and one member of the House of Representatives whose phone metadata was subpoenaed by Special Counsel Jack Smith as he investigated the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
A provision in a massive spending bill that passed last month authorizes payment to the lawmakers of $500,000 to $1 million if they sue over their subpoenaed records, an issue that the Congressman has sought to repeal.
See the entire exchange with Goitein here.
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