Key tool to fight terrorism facing expiration, again

WASHINGTON — Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a key tool in the fight against terrorism, survived a December expiration threat, but it’s again facing expiration on Jan. 18.

In this week’s edition of The Hunt, Rachel Brand, associate attorney general at the Department of Justice, explains why it’s so important.

January 3, 2018 | ‘We are really pushing to get this done’ (Rachel Brand, associate attorney general at the Department of Justice)
J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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