Rand Paul calls for repeal of Espionage Act after Trump FBI search

The big picture: “The espionage act was abused from the beginning to jail dissenters of WWI,” Paul tweeted on Saturday alongside a link to a 2019 post from the Future of Freedom Foundation, explaining the history of dissent against the law and making the case for its repeal.

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“It is long past time to repeal this egregious affront to the 1st Amendment,” Paul added.

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