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by xir78 3084 days ago
Turmp should be happy about this, it will be useful in cracking down on citizens and opponents who criticize him.
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> Turmp should be happy about this

To be fair, Trump is hardly the the first President to seek renewal of such laws.

> useful in cracking down on citizens and opponents who criticize him.

There were multiple reports about "Dark Side" yesterday - https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/dark-side-federal-unit-...

What could possibly go wrong.....

He opposed it according to the article.
https://www.npr.org/2018/01/11/577331402/ahead-of-hill-vote-...

"For the record, Trump's administration supports full reauthorization. In fact, the White House issued a statement on Wednesday evening — hours before Trump's tweet — restating its call for members of Congress to vote for its continued use."

That's exactly what it would take to get laws passed to prevent it in the future.
The precedence has been set for using FISA against your political opponents. I agree, this will be great for him.