
US to investigate Trump-era seizures of Democrats’ phone data
Al JazeeraCalls grow for former attorneys general Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions to testify about the data seizures. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has launched an investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump’s administration to secretly seize the communications data of Democrats in the United States House of Representatives. Democratic Representatives Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell were notified that the Justice Department under Trump had seized their metadata from Apple three years ago as part of an aggressive crackdown on leaks related to the Russia investigation and other national security matters, according to three people familiar with the seizures who spoke to The Associated Press news agency. Another said Apple complied with the subpoena, providing the information to the Justice Department, and did not immediately notify the members of Congress or the committee about the disclosure. Apple said the subpoena, which came with a gag order from a federal judge, “provided no information on the nature of the investigation and it would have been virtually impossible for Apple to understand the intent of the desired information without digging through users’ accounts.” Apple said it limited the information it provided to metadata and account subscriber information, and that it did not provide any content such as emails or pictures in response to the Justice Department subpoena.
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Trump’s Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from Congress members and staff
The IndependentJustice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters' phone records, watchdog finds
The Independent
Trump-era Justice Department subpoenaed congressional staffers, watchdog finds
NPR
Federal investigators seized phones at the homes of several top aides to NYC Mayor Eric Adams, according to sources
CNN
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Jack Smith to use data from Trump's White House cell phone at trial
Daily Mail
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Daily Mail
Jack Smith wants to use Trump's Twitter account and phone data to track his steps on Jan. 6
Salon
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Justice Dept. begins turning over evidence to Trump team in classified documents case
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Cohen says DA took phones for renewed Trump hush-money probe
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Cohen says DA took phones for renewed Trump hush-money probe
The Independent
Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny
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Trump criminal probes will proceed -- even as he's candidate
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Trump team, Justice Dept. spar over seized Mar-a-Lago docs
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AP source: Trump aide appears before Mar-a-Lago grand jury
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Trump lawyer who vouched for documents meets with FBI
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Trump’s legal woes mount without protection of presidency
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House Oversight Committee questions whether Trump is still hanging onto more documents: report
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The Independent
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The Independent
DOJ Denies Jan. 6 Panel Details In Trump Records Probe
Huff Post
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Salon
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House panel: Justice Dept. 'obstructing' Trump records probe
The Independent
'It certainly makes sense' to go after Trump's personal phone records -- but Jan. 6 panel may not need them
Raw Story
Official logs show hours-long gap in Trump calls on January 6
Al Jazeera
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EXPLAINER: Where could revelations about Trump records lead?
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Records obtained by Jan. 6 panel don’t list Trump’s calls
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Records obtained by Jan. 6 panel don't list Trump's calls
The Independent
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US court temporarily blocks release of Trump’s January 6 records
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Trump pleads with judge to 'slow down' Jan. 6 probe — falsely claiming the FBI ruled out 'coordination'
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