Rand Paul on election meddling: ‘We all do it’

By Steven Nelson

Published July 15, 2018 2:02pm ET

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Rand Paul on election meddling: ‘We all do it’ — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the sole Republican who had earlier opposed President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he is changing his vote to yes, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 23, 2018. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday that President Trump should not focus on 2016 election interference during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the U.S. also intervenes in foreign elections.

“We all do it. What we need to do is make sure our electoral process is protected,” the Kentucky Republican said on CNN’s “State of the Union” ahead of Trump’s Monday meeting with Putin in Finland.

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