Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Justice Department prosecutors subpoenaed Apple for the records of at least a dozen people with ties to the House Intelligence Committee, including Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell, reports the New York Times. The Justice Department seized Apple data in 2017 and 2018, intending to unmask media contacts for reports on communication between Trump associates and Russia. Prosecutors also placed a gag order on Apple, which expired this year, allowing the tech company to alert subjects of the investigation last month. Though the records of legislators, aides and family members first seized under former Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not evince leaks from the committee to the media, William Barr sought to resuscitate and maintain the investigation during his tenure as attorney general. In response,, top Congressional Democrats called for an investigation of the Trump administration s investigation tactics, with Senate Democrats considering a s