Secret Subpoenas, Silenced Carriers: House Report Reveals Feds Tracked Lawmakers’ Phones In Trump Probe
Smith attributed responsibility for scrutiny of lawmakers’ records to Trump and his outreach to lawmakers.
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A House Judiciary Committee staff report says federal prosecutors secretly obtained phone records linked to Republican lawmakers and collected messages involving lawmakers from both parties. The committee advanced H.R. 9098 to limit executive-branch access to legislative records.
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Scott Perry
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Representative whose personal phone was seized and who challenged the seizure under the Speech or Debate Clause.
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Jim Jordan
R · OH-4
House member whose phone and email records prosecutors sought during the investigation.
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