NSA violated it's own restrictions

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TheGuardian: NSA under renewed fire after report finds it violated its own privacy rules
Revelations that NSA collected records it was not permitted to acquire pile further pressure on intelligence chief James Clapper.

The NSA serially violated its own restrictions on bulk surveillance, according to a report that puts further pressure on beleaguered intelligence chief James Clapper and strengthens claims by a leading Senate critic that a "culture of misinformation" exists at the agency.