They didn't say they didn't spy on Tucker.
They said he
'was not a target.'
How did they spy on Trump when trying to build a case for Russian Collusion?
They got the FISA court to approve a warrant to spy on Carter Page, and low-level campaign.
They may need to look further, depending on the communications patterns they find in the first two circles radiating from their named target. But under current rules, it’s the first two that government investigators can routinely gain access to in order to “uncover the full scope of a conspiratorial enterprise,” without needing to apply for further warrants.
This convention is referred to as the “two-hop” rule, and, like many provisions of surveillance law, has come in for criticism by civil libertarians.
I also find it odd that the NSA would announce to the public that somebody is not a target. Shouldn't they keep their mouths shut about who they are targetting?
They didn't say they didn't spy on Tucker.
They said he
'was not a target.'
How did they spy on Trump when trying to build a case for Russian Collusion?
They got the FISA court to approve a warrant to spy on Carter Page, and low-level campaign.
They may need to look further, depending on the communications patterns they find in the first two circles radiating from their named target. But under current rules, it’s the first two that government investigators can routinely gain access to in order to “uncover the full scope of a conspiratorial enterprise,” without needing to apply for further warrants.
This convention is referred to as the “two-hop” rule, and, like many provisions of surveillance law, has come in for criticism by civil libertarians.
I also find it odd that the NSA would announce to the public that somebody is a target. Shouldn't they keep their mouths shut about who they are targetting?