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James Lankford: “The government ought to be able to go directly to reading the content of this American's communications based on what…”

On the recordOctober 30, 2017
The government ought to be able to go directly to reading the content of this American's communications based on what somebody thinks could be suspicious behavior.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the implications of government surveillance on Americans' communications.

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