Here are four questions congressional intelligence committees should be asking regarding DHS intelligence operations vis a vis protestors:
(1) DHS I&A has a data exploitation team that can get all kinds of material off phones. It's normally used to assist with watchlisting. Is it being used to get material off of phones of those arrested in Portland?
(2) Is DHS I&A exploiting commercially available data about protestors from data brokers who collect such material routinely?
(3) Is DHS I&A involved in the questioning or debriefing of detained/arrested individuals?
(4) Are DHS I&A teams being sent to American cities other than Portland and for what purpose?
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