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  "path": "/2026/04/20/rep-mike-johnson-tries-fails-to-sneak-clean-section-702-re-authorization-past-the-goal-line/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T17:58:06.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
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    "backdoor searches",
    "gop",
    "mike johnson",
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  "textContent": "Despite a bunch of Republican lawmakers being extremely (and mostly performatively) upset that their communications were accessed during investigations of the January 2021 insurrection attempt, the current version of the Trump administration seems to prefer a clean re-authorization of the surveillance powers it so recently deemed a dangerous part of the “deep state.” The FISA […]",
  "title": "Rep. Mike Johnson Tries, Fails To Sneak Clean Section 702 Re-Authorization Past The Goal Line"
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