NSA Whistleblower Russell Tice Reports Illegal Domestic Surveillance

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

NSA intelligence analyst Russell Tice contacts the Senate Intelligence Committee and journalists to report illegal domestic surveillance programs targeting American citizens without warrants. Tice revealed that NSA was conducting mass surveillance of Americans’ communications under programs that violated FISA and the Fourth Amendment. His disclosures preceded and corroborated the New York Times’ reporting on warrantless surveillance, showing systematic constitutional violations.

Key Actors

Russell Tice NSA Senate Intelligence Committee James Risen New York Times Michael Hayden

Tags

nsa-whistleblowing illegal-surveillance constitutional-violation warrantless-surveillance mass-surveillance

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