Matt Gaetz Confronts DOJ Over Charge More Than 10,000 Government Workers Can Conduct ‘Backdoor’ Surveillance on Americans

GAETZ I want to ░░░░░░░░ into the 3 4 ░░░░░░░░ backdoor searches that the ░░░░░░░░ Member pointed out in ░░░░░░░░ opening statement Mr Inspector ░░░░░░░░ how should the public ░░░░░░░░ about those HOROWITZ Well ░░░░░░░░ think what we ve ░░░░░░░░ in the various public ░░░░░░░░ and I m limited ░░░░░░░░ what I can say ░░░░░░░░ what s public which ░░░░░░░░ think is one of ░░░░░░░░ issues by the way ░░░░░░░░ s worth talking about ░░░░░░░░ transparency here it s ░░░░░░░░ very concerning that there ░░░░░░░░ that volume of searches ░░░░░░░░ particularly concerning the error ░░░░░░░░ that was reported on ░░░░░░░░ the last two years ░░░░░░░░ the public reporting GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ that error rate was ░░░░░░░░ HOROWITZ I believe it ░░░░░░░░ around 30 percent I ░░░░░░░░ fellow members I think ░░░░░░░░ s around 30 percent ░░░░░░░░ Well 30 I m ░░░░░░░░ lawyer not a mathematician ░░░░░░░░ 3 4 million about ░░░░░░░░ percent you re talking ░░░░░░░░ seven figures of error ░░░░░░░░ terms of these searches ░░░░░░░░ m wondering how many ░░░░░░░░ can perform these backdoor ░░░░░░░░ HOROWITZ I m going ░░░░░░░░ defer to board members ░░░░░░░░ you have the review ░░░░░░░░ BRADFORD FRANKLIN I m ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ figures at my fingertips ░░░░░░░░ terms of the number ░░░░░░░░ people that can conduct ░░░░░░░░ types of searches But ░░░░░░░░ share the concern expressed ░░░░░░░░ the question that we ░░░░░░░░ to have greater safeguards ░░░░░░░░ I urge Congress to ░░░░░░░░ a requirement for a ░░░░░░░░ court review of these ░░░░░░░░ of searches to protect ░░░░░░░░ Fourth Amendment rights GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ 3 4 yeah 3 ░░░░░░░░ million backdoor searches more ░░░░░░░░ a million of them ░░░░░░░░ error If I represent ░░░░░░░░ you that we believe ░░░░░░░░ may be north of ░░░░░░░░ 000 people in the ░░░░░░░░ government that can perform ░░░░░░░░ queries would anyone here ░░░░░░░░ a basis to disagree ░░░░░░░░ that assessment?”

HOROWITZ: “No.”