A judge is upholding a warrant allowing investigators to search the email account of an indicted political operative who has worked for Rand Paul, Ron Paul and Mitch McConnell.
Magistrate Judge Helen Adams rejected a request Monday by Jesse Benton to quash a warrant ordering Google Inc. to turn over the contents of his Gmail account.
The decision means the government will get access to thousands of emails that Benton sent and received dating back to 2011.
Benton had argued the warrant was overly broad and violated his privacy. His attorney argued the government was conducting a "fishing expedition."
Benton and two other aides to Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign were indicted last week, accused of conspiring to buy the support of a state senator before that year's Iowa caucuses.
