Director Admits FBI Using Drones For Surveillance in the US
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The practice, however limited, could raise further concern about government snooping amid the ongoing controversy over the administration’s phone- and Internet-tracking programs.
Mueller addressed the matter during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill, under questioning from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
Asked if the FBI has drones, Mueller said, “Yes, and for surveillance.”
He later said they are deployed on U.S. soil, but clarified they are used in a “very, very minimal way and very seldom.”
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