2001 – 2019: NSA Shuts Down Sifting Through Bulk Records of American Phone Calls and Texts

The Trump Administration “hasn't actually been using it (Freedom Act) for the past six months. ... I'm actually not certain that this administration will want to start that (NSA phone spy program) back up.”

— Luke Murry, House Minority Leader's national security adviser, Lawfare Podcast, March 2, 2019