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DHS Intelligence Nominee Says INA Should Not Collect on Americans Without Foreign Nexus
Summary
At the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing, nominee Matthew Cosma said the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis should not collect intelligence on Americans lacking foreign connections and pledged to protect privacy and civil liberties if confirmed.
Matthew Cosma, President Trump's nominee for undersecretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that the Office of Intelligence and Analysis should not collect intelligence on Americans who lack a connection to foreign terrorism or foreign intelligence.
Chairman Tom Cotton asked Cosma whether INA "should collect information or intelligence on Americans who lack a connection to foreign terrorism or foreign intelligence?" Cosma replied, "I do not, senator." He repeated in later…
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