Director of National Intelligence Clapper confirms that the NSA has searched the contents of communications gathered under Section 702. The NSA has used Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to justify mass collection of emails and phone calls. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Udall (D-Colo) noted in a published statement: "It is now clear to the public that the list of ongoing intrusive surveillance practices by the NSA includes not only bulk collection of Americans' phone records, but also warrantless searches of the content of Americans' personal communications,"