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Been collecting intelligence in bulk and some has been american's data. they have been sifkt it in ways that raise some real concerns about privacy and civil liberties. now the cia is saying they can't declassify either the report, itself, or information about the underlying intelligence programs, themselves, because it would damage sources and methods, the crown jewels by which the cia goes about dock its business. what we have is allegations from two law makers. i want to read you part of what they are saying. they have said that this report shows that the cia has secretly conducted its own ...

Influence the 2016 elections. can you provide us with an update on nsa's further work in this area? >> in terms of the russian efforts largely? >> yes, ma'am. >> we continue to focus analytic and collection effort trying to generate insights as to what the russians and others are doing, particularly with respect to efforts against u.s. infrastructure and we continue to generate insights on a regular basis. if my memory is right i testified before the system, and we did the open threat assessment and in that hearing which i think was the 11th of may, i reiterated we continued to see similar act...

That happen? do you go to the fisa court? >> if we're seeking collection under 702. >> how do you relate to 702? do you seek collection under 702? >> well, let me step back just a minute. of course, when the fbi seeks electronic surveillance collection on a u.s. person we go to the fisa court and get a title 1 fisa order to do so. if we have an open, full investigation on a foreign person in a foreign place and the collection is for the purpose of collecting foreign intelligence, we can nominate that person or that as we refer to it internally the selector, whether it's an e-mail address or th...

Rosenstein? >> information from a 702 collection that clearly indicates there is say crime involving a u.s. person? >> i hesitate because that's an fbi issue so i would defer to mr. mccabe. >> we take that referral and if that's a u.s. person we build an investigation aiming towards title 1 fisa collection. >> with adequate protections for u.s. persons and -- >> of course. >> and through the chain of transmission of material? >> that's right. >> thank you, chairman. >> senator king? >> thank you, mr. chairman. first on 702, like senator feinstein, i want to express my support for this importan...

But i don't think we should take for granted that just because europe has been the recent target of these attacks that the united states is safe from that. we know through intelligence that there's plotting going on and we know that there's lone wolf issues and individuals that are taking instructions from isis through social media or that for whatever reason oare copycatting what's happening. that threat exists here also and let me lastly say that the nations i've talked to, many of which have been extremely concerned about violating privacy rights, have initiated new procedures and legislati...