Mon Nov 22, 2021 – 2:50 pm EST
(The Daily Signal) – Sen. Rand Paul has 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.”
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.
“I can’t imagine any circumstance in which the Patriot Act would be used in the circumstances of parents complaining about their children, nor can I imagine a circumstance where they would be labeled as domestic terrorism,” Garland said.
The attorney general had directed the Justice Department and the FBI in early October to investigate allegedly dangerous parents, prompted by a letter from
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