Barack Obama: “With respect to the internet, and e-mails, this does not apply to U.S.…”

On the recordJune 6, 2013

With respect to the internet, and e-mails, this does not apply to U.S. citizens and it does not apply to people living in the United States.

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President Obama reassures Americans that the surveillance does not affect U.S. citizens or residents.

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