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Senators Press DNI General Counsel Nominee on Section 702 Reauthorization and Leak Notifications
Summary
During the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing, nominee John Deaver said he supports reauthorization of Section 702 and committed to keeping the Senate "fully and currently informed" about significant unauthorized disclosures; senators pressed him on past ODNI public statements and committee notification obligations.
John Deaver, the nominee to be general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that he supports reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and pledged to keep the Senate "fully and currently informed" about significant unauthorized disclosures.
Senator Angus King asked whether Deaver supports reauthorization of Section 702, which must be renewed by Congress. Deaver replied, "I do," and said that if confirmed he would "start by…
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