Ex-NSA official warns: Trump’s meddling leaves US in 'pretty dangerous place' (opens in new tab)

spoke with The Hill, it has left the U.S. in a "pretty dangerous place" at a terrible time.With Trump's urging, Congress has been working for months on a long-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which would renew the federal government's authority to conduct surveillance on foreign individuals without first obtaining a warrant. While a deal to renew these FISA powers was reportedly close to the finish in recent weeks, it blew up in the eleventh hour whe...