Rand Paul urges whistleblowers to expose Biden administration abuses of civil liberties

The Daily Signal reports, “Sen. Rand Paul sharply criticized the ‘politicized’ FBI and the Department of Justice, calling for more whistleblowers to expose government trampling of American liberties.

‘I think anytime someone is breaking the law in government, it’s a good idea to hear about it,’ the Kentucky Republican said in a Thursday interview with The Daily Signal. ‘And so, frankly, yes, I think it is a good idea for people to reveal when the government’s breaking the rules.’

.⁦@RandPaul⁩: “I think anytime someone is breaking the law in government, it’s a good idea to hear about it. And so, frankly, yes, I think it is a good idea for people to reveal when the government’s breaking the rules.” https://t.co/mQZ9Sfk5GS

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) November 20, 2021

Paul’s remarks follow news that the head of the FBI’s Criminal and Counterterrorism divisions reportedly ordered agents Oct. 20 to identify threats against school board members and teachers with a ‘threat tag’—although Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers the next day that the FBI was not using counterintelligence tools to target parents…

‘This should worry all of us,’ Paul told The Daily Signal. ‘My father [former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas] warned about this 20 years ago. He said when they passed the Patriot Act and when they began going after terrorists, he said, ‘Beware that they’ll use these same devices, these same powers, [this] same ability to snoop on our lives, that they’ll use it on Americans,’ and sure enough, they’re using it on disgruntled parents.”

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