FBI Admits Using Drones 10 Times for Surveillance on U.S. Soil

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.comĀ  The FBI has acknowledged using surveillance drones on U.S. soil at least 10 times, Al Jazeera America reports. The admission comes after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., made inquiries after FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress in June that the bureau had used drones for “limited law enforcement purposes.” According to the disclosure,…

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FBI’s Mueller: Bureau Uses Surveillance Drones Domestically in ‘Very, Very Minimal Way’

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.comĀ  Outgoing FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged for the first time that the bureau uses surveillance drones inside the U.S., the L.A. Times reports. Testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Mueller said remotely piloted aircraft are used “in a very, very minimal way and very seldom.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, called…

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