Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released the following joint statement Wednesday:
“On Jan. 3, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence declassified and disclosed publicly that the U.S. government had filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeking renewal of the authority to collect telephony metadata in bulk, and that, on Jan. 3, 2014, the court renewed that authority. The Director of National Intelligence…






