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Trump Opposes FISA Bill, Says He’ll Veto It. Pelosi Then Cancels Vote.

Hank Berrien
Trump Opposes FISA Bill, Says He’ll Veto It. Pelosi Then Cancels Vote.
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On Wednesday night, after President Trump encouraged House GOP members to oppose a bill that would reauthorize surveillance programs that had been shelved, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi capitulated and canceled a vote on the bill. Trump had tweeted Wednesday afternoon, “If the FISA Bill is passed tonight on the House floor, I will quickly VETO it. Our Country has just suffered through the greatest political crime in its history. The massive abuse of FISA was a big part of it!”

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