WASHINGTON – House legislation extending surveillance authorities that the FBI sees as vital in fighting terrorism was thrown into doubt Wednesday as President Donald Trump threatened a veto and Republican leaders and top liberal Democrats said they would oppose it.
Ahead of a House vote scheduled for Wednesday evening, Trump said explicitly for the first time that he would veto the measure.
A similar version of the legislation had drawn bipartisan support just weeks ago. “If the FISA Bill is passed tonight on the House floor, I will quickly VETO it," Trump tweeted, using the acronym for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. “Our Country has just suffered through the greatest political crime in its history.