“Giving the implication that Americans are having the NSA listen to their phone calls, read their e-mails, the information’s presented in such a confusing and confused way, that I think there is a lot of demagoguery going on here. 

“And I think that’s one reason why the votes in Congress are so up in the air. Because even many members don’t fully appreciate how this program works, what it does, and what protections are built into it.”

Ambassador Bolton discusses NSA reauthorization, ISIS, and more.