During a House Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday, it was revealed that Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., was the target of an improper name search by the FBI.
GOP Rep. Darin LaHood said he believes that his name was improperly searched by the FBI, which was made public during a House Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday featuring top intelligence officials.
The ODNI report states that there was one instance in which the"FBI queried the names of a local political party" and another event that"an [intelligence analyst] conducted approximately [redacted] queries…using only the name of a U.S. congressman."Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., said he believes that his name was improperly searched by the FBI, which was made public during a House Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday featuring top intelligence officials.
"Although we cannot comment on specific queries, the FBI has made extensive changes over the past few years – changes that post-date the period covered in the reports raised in the hearing today – to address 702 compliance issues, including standing up a whole new Office of Internal Audit currently focused on FISA compliance and instituting new policies requiring enhanced pre-approval requirements before certain ‘sensitive’ U.S.
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