pper ▁gave ▁public ▁testim ony ▁to ▁a ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Int elligence ▁Committee . ▁He ▁asked ▁that ▁" S now den ▁and ▁his ▁accomp lices " ▁return ▁the ▁pur lo ined ▁NS A ▁documents . ▁When ▁Cla pper ▁was ▁asked ▁whether ▁the ▁word ▁" ac comp lices " ▁referred ▁to ▁journal ists , ▁Cla pper ' s ▁sp ok esp erson ▁Sh awn ▁Turner ▁respond ed , ▁" Direct or ▁Cla pper ▁was ▁referring ▁to ▁anyone ▁who ▁is ▁assist ing ▁Edward ▁Snow den ▁to ▁further ▁threaten ▁our ▁national ▁security ▁through ▁the ▁una ut hor ized ▁dis closure ▁of ▁st olen ▁documents ▁related ▁to ▁law ful ▁foreign ▁intelligence ▁collection ▁programs ." ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁review ▁by ▁the ▁Priv acy ▁and ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁O vers ight ▁Board ▁( PC LOB ) ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁NS A ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁every ▁U . S . ▁phone ▁record ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis ▁viol ates ▁the ▁legal ▁restrictions ▁of ▁the ▁stat ute ▁c ited ▁to ▁author ize ▁it . ▁" The ▁Section ▁ 2 1 5 ▁bulk ▁tele phone ▁records ▁program ," ▁PC LOB ▁reported , ▁" lack s ▁a ▁vi able ▁legal ▁foundation ▁under ▁Section ▁ 2 1 5 ▁[ of ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Act ], ▁imp licates ▁constitution al ▁concerns ▁under ▁the ▁First ▁and ▁Four th ▁Am end ments , ▁ra ises ▁serious ▁thre ats ▁to ▁priv acy ▁and ▁civil ▁libert ies ▁as ▁a ▁policy ▁matter , ▁and ▁has ▁shown ▁only ▁limited ▁value . ▁As