FBI director says terror threats elevated to all-time high since Oct. 7: 'Blinking lights everywhere'
- FBI Director Christopher Wray testified about the importance of Section 702 authority in protecting against foreign terrorist threats and emphasized the potential consequences if it expired.
- Some legislative proposals aim to require a warrant for searching the intelligence database, but Wray argued against it, stating that it would hinder the FBI's ability to prevent attacks.
- Senator Mike Lee disputed Wray's claim, arguing that the Fourth Amendment requires more than just a warrant for protecting privacy.
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US officials alert religious groups over terrorism threat as FBI director sees ‘blinking red lights everywhere I turn’
The US government issued security guidance for faith-based communities on Wednesday as the country faces a terrorism threat level so elevated it prompted the FBI director to say he sees "blinking lights everywhere."
FBI director warns senators he sees ‘blinking lights everywhere’ on threats against the US
By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday he has never seen a time during his decades-long career when so many threats against the US were all as elevated as they are now, warning senators he sees “blinking lights everywhere.” During a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, ranking Republican member of the committee, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, asked Wray if he saw “blinking red lights”…
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