FBI Raids Trump Resort

Rand Paul Says US Espionage Act Should Be Abolished After Trump Raid

Rand Paul Says US Espionage Act Should Be Abolished After Trump Raid
Former President Donald Trump looks on as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks at a campaign rally at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Nov. 4, 2019. Bryan Woolston/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called for a repeal of the 100-year-old Espionage Act after the FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s home on Aug. 8.

A longtime critic of concentrated state power, Paul argued on Twitter that the Espionage Act of 1917 has long “been abused” and was used to jail World War I dissenters.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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