The supreme court held oral arguments in november. How is this question of whether the fbi can invoke the state secret privilege received? This kind of information, depending on what it is, is not the kind of information you want floating around even in the white house to people.
A bodybuilder posing as a Muslim convert was welcomed into a California mosque. When he showed signs of extremism, members reported him to the FBI, only to learn that he was their informant. Now, their story is before the Supreme Court.
Today’s show was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Cristian Ayala and Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Will Reid and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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