Verizon Scandal: Intel Director Testified in March that Gov. Does Not Collect Data on Americans

On March 12, 2013, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and other intelligence officials testified about current and future threats to the United States. Senator Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) asked: “Does the NSA collect any kind of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans? Clapper answered: “No, sir.” Wyden: “It does not?” Clapper: “Not wittingly. There are cases where they could, inadvertently, perhaps…”