Ramaswamy Says Trump Targeted by ‘Un-American’ Espionage Act

Mr. Ramaswamy has said that he would ask Congress to repeal the Espionage Act if elected president.
Ramaswamy Says Trump Targeted by ‘Un-American’ Espionage Act
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy participates in the first debate of the GOP primary season hosted by FOX News at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy criticized the Espionage Act as the “most un-American” law in U.S. history, when commenting on the Department of Justice’s classified documents case against former President Donald Trump.

“There’s a difference between a bad judgment and a crime. The Presidential Records Act was nowhere mentioned in that 49-page indictment in the documents case. I think the Espionage Act, under which Trump was charged, is the most un-American statute in our history,” Mr. Ramaswamy told ABC’s “This Week” on Sept. 3.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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