The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said
* Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich have called for a probe
* Have written a letter to top intelligence officials and demanded information
* Wyden and Heinrich said the program operated 'outside the statutory framework that Congress and the public believe govern this collection'
* The Senators claim the CIA have long hidden details from the public and Congress
The CIA has been collecting the personal information of Americans for years in a secret surveillance program that has no congressional approval, senators said late Thursday night.
Democratic Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico sent a letter to top intelligence officials calling for more details about the program to be declassified and demanded immediate action.
The CIA also released parts of still-classified programs 'Deep Dive I and Deep Dive II', which are believed to be massive data repositories.
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