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"does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?" "No, sir." "It does not?" "Not wittingly. There are
by jjoonathan 3y ago
"does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?"
"No, sir."
"It does not?"
"Not wittingly. There are cases where they could inadvertently perhaps collect, but not wittingly."
So, do people lie to Congress all the time? Not wittingly, but in the sense that this phrase means "absolutely yes, all the damn time."
- toomuchtodo 3y agoCitations: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/07/02/198118060/clapper-apologizes-for-answer-on-nsas-data-collection https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/07/02/198118060... https://youtu.be/QwiUVUJmGjs https://youtu.be/QwiUVUJmGjs https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jun/06/verizon-telephone-data-court-order https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jun/06/ve...
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoDoes anybody ever go to jail for lying to congress?