The problem is that FISA Section 702 lets the U.S. government collect mass amounts of sensitive data from Americans' communications including emails, phone calls, and texts WITHOUT a warrant. So, yeah. I think Congress has reason to be skeptical about any new DNI, temporary or not.
Kiley
Mike Johnson on the House failing to extend FISA Section 702 surveillance authority: "Their excuse is that they're upset about a very temporary appointment that the president…has already said would be very temporary in nature while he searches for and selects a new DNI."
