Former President Donald Trump urged Republicans on Wednesday to vote against reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, citing how the government misused FISA to surveil one of his 2016 campaign aides.
However, Trump’s opposition to the bill did not entirely account for the former president’s history with Section 702 or the provisions of the current reauthorization bill that the House is fighting over.
His call to reject the powerful surveillance program came in the form of a post on Truth Social hours before the House was set to cast a procedural vote to advance the reauthorization bill.
“KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!” Trump wrote Wednesday morning.
In a jarring blow to GOP leadership, the measure failed after 19 Republicans defected from the party and voted against it. Many news reports and commentators were quick
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