FBI slams 'false and insulting' claim it urged more warrantless wiretaps on Americans

EXCLUSIVE: The FBI is disputing claims that the bureau has been urging employees to increase the use of warrantless wiretapping on U.S. soil.

"Yesterday's reporting in Wired magazine is a complete misrepresentation of the FBI Deputy Director’s email to the FBI workforce," a spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Thursday. "Their allegation that the FBI instructed its employees to violate the law or FBI policies is categorically false and insulting."

At the heart of the issue is the FBI's use of ...