Slotkin presses intelligence chiefs for assurances that spy agencies are not targeting Americans

By: Jon King

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 508

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin said Friday she is urging the nation’s top intelligence leaders to confirm in writing that no intelligence personnel, tools or resources are being used to surveil or target Americans, raising alarms that the Trump administration may be illegally using national security capabilities against U.S. citizens.

In the letter dated Wednesday, directed to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and several other leaders in the intelligence community, Slotkin …

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