The Trump-era Justice Department seized data from the accounts of House Democrats in 2018 as part of a crackdown on leaks related to the Russia investigation and other national security matters.
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WASHINGTON The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump seized data from the accounts of at least two members of the House Intelligence Committee in 2018 as part of an aggressive crackdown on leaks related to the Russia investigation and other national security matters, according to a committee official and two people familiar with the investigation.
Prosecutors from Trump’s Justice Department subpoenaed Apple for the data, according to the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss the secret seizures first reported by The New York Times.
The records of at least twelve people connected to the intelligence panel were eventually shared, including Chairman Adam Schiff, who was then the top Democrat on the committee. California Rep. Eric Swalwell was the second member, according to spokeswoman Natalie Edelstein. The records of aides, former aides and family members were also siezed, including one who was a minor, according to the com
Washington, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) During President onald Trump s administration, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) investigated the communications of at least two federal congresspeople, as part of an inquiry into national security matters, local media revealed on Friday.