Recently, Senator Ron Wyden (D‑OR), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent a public letter to CIA Director John Ratcliffe alerting him to a classified letter sent by Wyden detailing “deep concerns about CIA activities.”

Following this letter, Patrick Eddington, senior fellow in homeland security and civil liberties at the Cato Institute, wrote a new blog post highlighting the need for true oversight of the intelligence community, in part writing:

“Many of Wyden’s colleagues on both sides of the political divide frequently act as cheerleaders for the IC rather than as overseers and disciplinarians of it — yet another reason why Wyden often stands out. He understands the underlying threat to the Republic of an unaccountable IC, which is why we should all be asking what the CIA is up to in secret. In our name.”

To speak with Eddington further about the intelligence community and the need for oversight, contact Christopher Tarvardian.