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On the recordMay 28, 2020
I just want to correct a couple of things that the majority leader said. You guys are the ones that let the FISA law lapse. There was a 75-day extension sent over here. You guys got the majority. You let it lapse. We want to fix it. We want to correct it. We want to make sure it is not abused like it has obviously been abused. We didn't let it lapse, you guys did. And frankly, if you guys got the votes for this bill, you got the majority, you could pass it today. You don't have the votes because we need more work to be done on this to correct it. The leader also said something that was not accurate. He said the President had no basis for the tweet he issued yesterday. Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? They spied on two American citizens associated with his campaign, and he has got no basis for the tweet he did yesterday? They used a dossier to go to the secret court to get a warrant to spy on one of those individuals; a dossier that they knew was false; a dossier they knew was paid for by the Clinton campaign; a dossier that Jim Comey said--not me--Jim Comey said was salacious and unverified; a dossier where the author had already told the Justice Department that he was desperate to stop Trump from getting elected, and they used it to go spy on the Trump campaign. And the President has no basis for the tweet he issued yesterday? {time} 1345 Are you kidding me? You guys let it lapse.…
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio
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May 28, 2020

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