Wyden Asks DOJ to Publish Phone Surveillance Program Documents
DOJ should publicly release unclassified documents about the “Hemisphere” phone surveillance program, which lets agencies surveil “trillions of U.S. phone records,” often without warrant, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday. Wyden cited public records showing…
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the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy “indirectly pays AT&T to allow any federal, state, local or Tribal law enforcement agency to search AT&T customers’ phone records as far back as 1987.” DOJ has marked unclassified documents related to the program as “law enforcement sensitive,” he said. “I have serious concerns about the legality of this surveillance program, and the materials provided by the DOJ contain troubling information that would justifiably outrage many Americans and other members of Congress.” DOJ confirmed receiving the letter but declined comment.