Administration Quote by Ellen Tauscher

Whatever your political leanings, it is disturbing that federal authorities were spying on emails and other private communications between President Donald Trump and his…

— Miranda Devine

“Ultimately, beyond diplomatic manipulation and economic gain, a system of ubiquitous spying allows the United States to maintain its grip on the world. When…

— Glenn Greenwald

I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.

— Al Franken

People don't object to spying on the grounds that the secret dossier about them might be full of errors. They object to spying because…

— Sarah Jeong

Spying on our citizens? That's just wrong.

— Matt Rosendale

Under the president's spying program, there are no checks and balances. There is no outside review of the legality of this brazen infringement on…

— Samuel Alito

Following sporadic reports of intelligence officials misleading Congress about surveilling U.S. citizens - even spying on journalists and political figures and their staffs -…

— Sharyl Attkisson

Anyone with a cursory knowledge of American history knows that unchecked spying undermines democracy and public trust.

— Ari Melber

“The president and his subordinates at the Department of Justice have abused their power in conducting unduly aggressive surveillance and other investigation of members…

— Andrew McCarthy

Look at it this way: this administration is taking unprecedented steps to make sure that the government's secrets remain private while simultaneously invading the…

— Charles M. Blow

From the Fourth Amendment to post-Watergate reforms to the national outcry when Bush's warrantless surveillance was revealed in 2005, the United States has a…

— Ari Melber

There's been spying for years, there's been surveillance for years, and so forth, I'm not going to pass judgement on that, it's the nature…

— Eric Schmidt