Lawmakers compete for FBI spy tool reforms while bill remains in limbo

By Ashley Oliver

Published November 29, 2023 6:05am ET

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Lawmakers compete for FBI spy tool reforms while bill remains in limbo — FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo, the FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. The FBI is grappling with a seemingly endless cycle of money laundering schemes that law enforcement officials say theyâre scrambling to slow through a combination of prosecution and public awareness. Beyond the run-of-the-mill plots, officials say, is a particularly concerning trend involving âmoney mules.â These are people who, unwittingly or not, use their own bank accounts to move money for criminals for purposes they think are legitimate or even noble. | (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

A critical tool the intelligence community uses to gather information on foreigners expires in one month and Congress is set to reauthorize it, but the FBI’s past misuse of one of its most powerful assets has put lawmakers at odds ahead of the looming deadline.

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