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Reason
Eric Boehm

Lindsey Graham Is Outraged About Federal Surveillance Powers That Lindsey Graham Helped Create and Expand

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.) has finally discovered his inner civil libertarian—now that it's his phone calls being subjected to secret government surveillance.

Graham is incensed that his phone records were subpoenaed by federal prosecutors—without his knowledge—as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Donald Trump's role in the January 6 riot. He's accused the FBI of spying on him, and this week wrote a letter demanding the suspension and impeachment of federal Judge James Boasberg, who approved that subpoena and related gag order. In an interview on Fox News, Graham threatened to sue someone (it's unclear who, exactly) for "tens of millions of dollars" over all this.

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