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Sen. Rand Paul wants to repeal the Espionage Act amid the Mar-a-Lago investigation

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling for the repeal of the Espionage Act. (Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images)

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling for the Espionage Act to be repealed amid a federal investigation into whether former President Donald Trump violated that law.

"The espionage act was abused from the beginning to jail dissenters of WWI. It is long past time to repeal this egregious affront to the 1st Amendment," Paul wrote.

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