Ken Cuccinelli To Assist Rand Paul In NSA Lawsuit

Former Virginia gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will join Sen. Rand Paul as a legal adviser to the Kentuckysenator's class-action lawsuit against the National Security Agency.

Cuccinelli, who left office Saturday, will be the lead lawyer in Paul's lawsuit against the data-collection programs revealed by Edward Snowden. The former attorney general asked supporters on Facebook to join him and Paul “in asserting our right to privacy” and stopping the overreach of government into innocent Americans' private lives.

Paul first announced his lawsuit on Jan. 3 to Fox News' Eric Bolling. He also briefly spoke of Cuccinelli's involvement at that time.

“He has constitutional expertise,” Paul said. “And we're hoping that with his help we can get a hearing in court and ultimately get this class action lawsuit -- I think the first of its kind on a constitutional question -- taken all the way to the Supreme Court.”

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