Heinrich: In August govt talked changing policies for subpoenaing reporters, Sessions refused to say whether he'd jail journos.
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Demers: I would hate to have to go down a path like that. Understand 1A concerns. Don't want to say something could never happen.
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Heinrich gets Demers to say prosecuting journos would be last resort.
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Heinrich: we still don't have data on how many Americans swept up in 702. Is there a point when incidental bc so significant Con issue?
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Heinrich: I can't in a million years imagine Google saying it can't count the number of queries?
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Demers: not familiar enough with concerns expressed by FBI, can see why committee would want to know, can't talk to computer systems.
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And, wrap. The guy who'll oversee FISC on DOJ side had a < 53 minute confirmation hearing.
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I have to say Demers came off as better than his earlier record suggests. Wyden, DiFi, and Heinrich got him to concede validity of concerns.
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