Joni Ernst in The Mueller Report

On Principles & Values: Obama administration misused power to spy on Trump

Sen. Joni Ernst suggested the federal government misused its power to spy on President Donald Trump for political reasons as part of its investigation into Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 election. "With the federal government spying on political opponents--what have we come to?" Ernst said. "And that seemed to generate out of the Obama administration. So I think that there are some things that need to be looked at. We need to understand, when is it appropriate to misuse power so that you're using your federal assets to go after a political opponent? It sounds very much like something you find in Russia or someplace like that."

Ernst did not specify which of the federal government's actions she considers "spying." The senator was responding to a question from the group about special counsel Robert Mueller's report, a redacted version of which was released last week.

Source: Des Moines Register summary of Mueller Report Apr 24, 2019

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