As Rep. Thomas Massie and other members on the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government held their first hearing this week, how the FBI might spy on Americans was certainly discussed.
Massie, in particular, raised concerns about the frequency of warrantless surveillance through the FBI’s use of its FISA’s Section 702 provision.
As the committee was happening and being discussed on Thursday and Friday, a familiar name began trending: Ron Paul. Many people were sharing the former congressman and presidential candidate’s warning, from over a quarter century ago, that the FBI had been spying on citizens its entire history.
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