> What blew me away was that he genuinely did not think that the NSA would interpret the term "relevant" as broadly as humanly possible. What makes you think h

> What blew me away was that he genuinely did not think that the NSA would interpret the term "relevant" as broadly as humanly possible. What makes you think he genuinely thought that? My (admittedly limited) experience with state and national politicians is that most say in public exactly what benefits them the most at the moment.