NSA Ready To End Massive Data Collection Operation Exposed By Edward Snowden

The Trump administration is planning to bring an end to a National Security Agency bulk metadata collection program first exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, an aide to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told media.

The New York Times reports that Luke Murray, an adivsor to McCarthy, told the Lawfare Podcast last week that the NSA hasn’t used the metadata collection program for more than six months, essentially proving that the program is and was unnecessary to tracking terrorist activity within the United States. The NSA and the Trump White House believe they program will wrap completely by year’s end.