That's a good argument, although "credible threat to U.S. interests abroad" is too narrow considering the degree to which allies and foreign political parties g

That's a good argument, although "credible threat to U.S. interests abroad" is too narrow considering the degree to which allies and foreign political parties get spied on. A counterpoint: https://theintercept.com/document/2014/03/20/hunt-sys-admins/ https://theintercept.com/document/2014/03/20/hunt-sys-admins... (if you have access to other people's communications, or the ability to protect them more or less effectively or cause them to be protected more or less effectively, governments might be interested to the extent that they want to spy on other people)