President Donald Trump has urged key US lawmakers to back a clean extension of a contentious spy law that is set to expire April 20.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act permits agencies to collect the electronic communications abroad of non-US citizens.
The program permits the warrantless collection of private messages in certain circumstances where Americans are in contact with a foreign surveillance target, making its renewal increasingly contentious on Capitol Hill.
“President Trump has requested a simple, clean extension and I support the commander-in-chief on this vital national-security decision,” Sen.