White House considers halt to surveillance of allied leaders — RT USA

White House considers halt to surveillance of allied leaders — RT USA:

The White House is currently evaluating whether to end surveillance programs allegedly targeting the leaderships of allied nations such as Germany.

This follows criticism from Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Senate Intelligence Committee's chairwoman, who said that she was "totally opposed" to the collection of intelligence on US allies, and said that such surveillance of foreign heads of state would cease immediately.

“The White House has informed me that collection on our allies will not continue, which I support -- but as far as I’m concerned, Congress needs to know exactly what our intelligence community is doing. To that end, the committee will initiate a major review into all intelligence collection programs,” she said in a statement on Monday.