FBI violated surveillance rules in investigating Jan. 6 riot and BLM protests
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The FBI violated its own standards when searching a database of foreign intelligence for information related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and racial justice protests in 2020, according to a court order released on Friday. The violations, which also included improper searches of donors to a congressional campaign, predated corrective measures that started in the summer of 2021. The revelations could complicate FBI and Justice Department efforts to receive congressional reauthorization of a warrantless surveillance program that law enforcement officials say is needed to counter terrorism, espionage, and international cybercrime.
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- FBI broke rules in scouring foreign intelligence on Jan. 6 riot, racial justice protests, court says The Associated Press
- FBI misused surveillance tool on Jan. 6 suspects, BLM arrestees and others The Washington Post
- FBI Searched Jan. 6 Rioters and George Floyd Demonstrators in Spy Database The Wall Street Journal
- F.B.I. Violated Surveillance Program Rules, Court Ruling Says The New York Times
- FBI misused surveillance authorities to investigate Black Lives Matter protesters POLITICO
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