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CAPRONI: Probably not. But I haven't quite, frankly, given that a great deal of thought. {t's not a Fourth Amendment violation. Exclustonary rule clicks in usually when you've got a Fourth Amendment violation, These records are being held by third-party businesses. So it's not a... DAVIS: Why would there not be Fourth Amendment implications if information was obtained as a result of the improper use of federal statutory authority? CAPRONI: There would be other problems, but I don't think there’s a Fourth Amendment problem. DAVIS: Well, do you think that there would be a practical problem -- classic hypothetical -- if a national security letter was improperly issued and it turned out later on there were perhaps a valid basis for the issuance of a warrant? Wouldn't that possibly be compromised, or the emergence of a valid basis later on be compromised by the misuse of an NSL? CAPRONI: Again, I'm always leery of responding to hypotheticals. All I can say is there's no -- we are not -- we're not minimizing this. We do not... DAVIS: So you're not sure. Let me follow up on Mr. Schiff's questions. Are you familiar with the name Bassem Youssef? CAPRONI: Yes, sir, fam. DAVIS: And Mr. Youssef, as ] understand it, was in charge of the Communications Analysis Unit at the bureau, is that right? CAPRONI: He was, beginning in the spring of ‘05. DAVIS: And is it accurate that Mr. Youssef raised concerns about the misuse of the NSLs to his superiors? CAPRONI: