Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul wants Espionage Act repealed – By Merdie Nzanga (USA Today) / Aug 15, 2022
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Saturday called for the end of the Espionage Act, less than a week after the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
“The espionage act was abused from the beginning to jail dissenters of WWI. It is long pastime to repeal this egregious affront to the 1st Amendment,” he wrote on Twitter.
On Aug. 8, FBI agents took 11 sets of classified documents, according to the search warrant and a property receipt, both of which were released Friday. Some documents were labeled as “secret” or “top secret.” The warrant showed the investigation was examining possible violations of the Espionage Act.
