The Attorney General may not understand it well, but the people advising him may. The metadata collection is an "always on" type of surveillance, and under such

The Attorney General may not understand it well, but the people advising him may. The metadata collection is an "always on" type of surveillance, and under such conditions all it takes is one slip up in OPSEC to be caught out. Some of these politicians may look like clowns at times, but don't underestimate the level of intelligence (and agendas) of those working for them behind the scenes.