When Attorney General William Barr met with Republicans last month seeking a clean extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, persistent civil libertarian Sen. Rand Paul raised hell about it. After expressing his constitutional concerns about privacy to President Trump, the Kentucky Republican tweeted:
Spoke with @realDonaldTrump . He agrees that the secret FISA court (intended to be used on foreign spies) should be forbidden from ever spying on or investigating Americans, and that Congress should act NOW to make sure of that!
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