Court Rejects Spying Program But McConnell Backs It

Court Rejects Spying Program But McConnell Backs It
GEORGETOWN, KY - NOVEMBER 1: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Scott County Courthouse on Saturday, November 1, 2014 in Georgetown, Kentucky. The most recent Bluegrass Poll shows McConnell with a five point lead over Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. (Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)
GEORGETOWN, KY - NOVEMBER 1: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Scott County Courthouse on Saturday, November 1, 2014 in Georgetown, Kentucky. The most recent Bluegrass Poll shows McConnell with a five point lead over Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. (Photo by Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)

Despite a federal court ruling Thursday that it is illegal for the National Security Agency to collect Americans’ telephone metadata, Senate Majority Leader McConnell defended the NSA and continued his push for renewing the Patriot Act provision used as legal justification for the data collection.

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