GOP Rep. Pete King Says Rand Paul ‘Abused His Office’

Republican Congressman Peter King is upset that Republican Senator Rand Paul “abused his office” by how he compared Edward Snowden to James Clapper.

Paul criticized Clapper on Wednesday for “lying” to Congress about the extent of NSA’s programs.

“That Clapper is lying to Congress is probably more injurious to our intelligent capabilities than anything Snowden did,” Paul said on CNN. “Clapper has damaged the credibility of the entire intelligence apparatus and I’m not sure what to believe anymore when they come to Congress.”

King, who has been making moves toward a possible 2016 presidential candidacy, slammed Paul, another potential candidate, on Thursday.

“He disgraced his office and he owes Gen. Clapper an apology immediately,” he said on CNN. “The fact is Gen. Clapper was put in an impossible position because the senator who asked the question had already gotten the information in a classified setting. He knew Gen. Clapper could not give the full answer because it would let our enemies know what we were doing. The question was wrong.”

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.