NSA Director Clapper misled Congress on mass surveillance of Americans by redefining "collect" to exclude intercepted data stored in databases until accessed by analysts.

The NSA’s Word Games Explained: How the Government Deceived Congress in the Debate over Surveillance Powers

ANDREA MITCHELL: “Why do you need every telephone number? Why is it such a broad vacuum cleaner approach?” JAMES CLAPPER: “Well, you have to start someplace.”—NBC Meet the Press, this past Sunday Concerned about the surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans, last year Senator Ron Wyden asked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Jr. a simple question: "Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?" Wyden had good reason to worry. A...