Rand Paul undecided on Trump’s attorney general pick William Barr, citing ‘disturbing’ views on surveillance

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Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday indicated he may not support President Trump’s nominee to replace former Attorney General Jeff Sessions because of some of the “troubling” decisions he’s made.

Paul told NBC News he hasn’t made a decision yet on William Barr, in part because of his past positions on Patriot Act surveillance and civil asset forfeiture. “I haven’t made a decision yet on him. But I can tell you that the first things I’ve learned about him being for more surveillance of Americans is very, very troubling,” said Paul, R-Ky.

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