The Obama administration is defending its practices, and even some of its biggest critics are applauding the surveillance effort. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has been Obama’s arch-nemesis on Benghazi, Libya, sequestration and other issues, said Thursday morning he thought the White House was doing a good job.
“I’m glad the NSA is trying to find out what the terrorists are up to overseas and in our country,” Graham said on “Fox & Friends.”

As a customer of Verizon, the subject of the court order, Graham said he and others had nothing to worry about.

“I’m a Verizon customer. I don’t mind Verizon turning over records to the government if the government is going to make sure that they try to match up a known terrorist phone with somebody in the United States. I don’t think you’re talking to the terrorists. I know you’re not. I know I’m not, so we don’t have anything to worry about.”

If anything, the biggest consequence could be even further pressure from the White House to crack down on leaks. The Justice Department has said it’s monitoring the phone records of The Associated Press to try to find a leaker

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