'NSA 'bamboozling' lawmakers for access to Americans' private data' - agency veteran (VIDEO)

American citizens hoping to change the way the NSA monitors their everyday activities have little hope of recourse, longtime agency veteran Bill Binney told RT.

He said the way the Patriot Act is interpreted is the a big first step toward totalitarianism.

FULL TRANSCRIPT of the interview: http://on.rt.com/z89tla