US spy chief had ‘forgotten’ about NSA program

‘The head of the US intelligence agencies “forgot” the truth when he wrongly told Congress that the government did not deliberately collect information about millions of Americans, according to his top lawyer.

James Clapper made a “mistake” during his testimony at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in 2013 when he said the National Security Agency (NSA) does not “wittingly” spy on domestic phone calls, Robert Litt, the general counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said Friday.

“This was not an untruth or a falsehood. This was just a mistake on his part,” Litt said during a panel discussion hosted by the Advisory Committee on Transparency.’

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