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The House Judiciary Committee released a transcript and video of Jack Smith's lengthy deposition, where he discussed his investigations into Donald Trump, including the use of subpoenas for lawmakers' phone records, his decision-making process, and his stance on prosecutorial conduct, emphasizing his impartiality and willingness to testify publicly.
House Republicans are planning to introduce legislation to reverse a Senate provision allowing senators to sue over phone record disclosures, amid bipartisan concern, as they also work to end the government shutdown and address other legislative issues like Epstein file disclosures and healthcare subsidies.
The House plans to repeal a Senate provision allowing senators to sue the government for up to $500,000 if their electronic records are seized without their knowledge, which was added to a government funding bill and is seen as controversial, especially after some lawmakers learned their records were seized during investigations. The House is moving quickly to introduce standalone legislation to reverse this provision, which was initially included by Senate GOP leadership, but its future remains uncertain as it requires Senate approval.
House Republicans are pushing to vote on removing a Senate-inserted provision that allows senators to sue the government over phone record subpoenas, amid broader legislative and government shutdown negotiations.
A GOP-backed bill to reopen the government includes a controversial provision allowing eight Senate Republicans to potentially earn up to $1 million each from legal challenges related to their phone records being subpoenaed during the Jan. 6 investigation, which critics like Rep. Jamie Raskin condemn as corrupt and unfairly exclusive to senators.
A recent government funding bill includes a provision allowing senators to sue the government for secretly obtained phone records, potentially retroactive for eight Republican senators investigated by special counsel Jack Smith, raising concerns about surveillance and legal protections.
Senator Thune secured a provision in a government funding bill allowing senators to sue the federal government if their phone records are seized without proper notification, amid controversy over law enforcement and judicial actions affecting privacy and oversight.
A recent Senate deal to reopen the government includes a provision allowing senators whose phone records were accessed by Special Counsel Jack Smith to sue the government for damages, potentially retroactive to January 2022, raising questions about accountability and the scope of investigations into lawmakers' communications.
Republican senators criticized the Biden administration and Jack Smith over the collection of their phone records related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, alleging politicization of the investigation, though no evidence has been presented that the White House influenced the inquiry.
Sen. Josh Hawley falsely claimed that the FBI 'tapped' the phones of eight senators during the Jack Smith investigation, based on a misinterpretation of a Senate record that only showed call times and durations, not content. The article also covers GOP and Democratic disputes over health care, the government shutdown, and investigations into the DOJ and FBI activities related to Trump and other political figures.
The FBI analyzed the personal cellphone data of nine Republican lawmakers during its Jan. 6 probe, focusing on call metadata without reviewing conversation content, leading to concerns about privacy violations and potential political repercussions.
The FBI analyzed phone records of over a dozen Republican lawmakers during the 2021 Capitol riot investigation, revealing basic call data but not content, raising concerns about privacy and political implications amid ongoing probes into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Senate Republicans allege that the FBI, under special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into January 6, used court orders in 2023 to obtain phone records of nine GOP lawmakers, a move they criticize as political weaponization, though the records were obtained lawfully through grand jury subpoenas and no evidence suggests these lawmakers were targets.
In 2023, the FBI analyzed phone records of over a dozen Republican lawmakers during the investigation into efforts by Trump to overturn the 2020 election, focusing on the week of the Capitol riot, with the records showing call times but not content, raising concerns among GOP senators about privacy violations and government overreach.
The FBI, during the Biden era, requested phone records of several Republican lawmakers related to the certification of the 2020 election, sparking criticism from GOP senators who see it as a fishing expedition. The investigation focused on calls made around the time of the Capitol attack, but only obtained metadata, not content. The move has raised concerns about political targeting and transparency.