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

Reason: Lindsey Graham Is Outraged About Federal Surveillance Powers That Lindsey Graham Helped Create and Expand by Eric Boehm (“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 … Graham has been a key player in the construction of America’s modern digital and telecom panopticon. As a member of the House, he voted for the Patriot Act in 2001. After Edward Snowden revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) was scooping up Americans’ phone records, Graham said he was ‘glad the NSA is trying to find out what the terrorists are up to overseas and in our country.’ (He later tried to place sanctions on any country aiding Snowden.) He voted to codify those surveillance powers into Section 702 in 2008 and has repeatedly backed its preauthorization.”).