Senator Rand Paul Two Year's of Pain

Senator Rand Paul Recovering from Lung Surgery Needed Because of 2017 Attack 

8-15-19, Rand & Kelly Paul interview on Fox; seven minute video here

​Sen. Rand Paul easing back in public view after lung surgery
8-13-19, LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has started easing back into public activities after his recent lung surgery that sidelined him. The surgery became necessary after he had struggled with what turned out to be a lingering infection in the damaged lung  from when in 2017 his neighbor, Rene Boucher tackled him from the behind while he was doing yard work at his Kentucky home. Paul never saw or heard him coming ... he suffered six broken ribs and an infection in his lung. Boucher pleaded guilty to the assault receiving a 30-day prison sentence. Federal prosecutors have appealed, saying 21 months would have been appropriate. Paul sued Boucher and a jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky awarded the senator more than $580,000 in damages and medical expenses. [Boucher no longer lives next door to the Senator.]
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Rand Paul's Attacker Is Suing Himl
6-28-18, After Paul filed a civil suit against Rene Boucher, who was convicted of assaulting the senator, Boucher’s attorney is seeking to dismiss Paul’s lawsuit. The countersuit cites Paul’s wife Kelley and says the Pauls were in violation of the Rivergreen Homeowners Association’s bylaws as they piled up “unsightly” debris and limbs near Boucher’s property. Court documents during the criminal case claimed Boucher did not like that Paul continually dropped a mound of branches near the line separating their property and at one point poured gasoline on them and set them on fire. Boucher’s lawsuit said Paul violated a clause in the HOA’s bylaws saying “Each owner shall refrain from any act or use of his Lot which could reasonably cause embarrassment...." More here