The Trump administration is accused of using subpoenas to obtain communications data from House Democrats in an effort to crack down on damaging leaks.
The request by Sens. Schumer and Durbin follows revelations that the Trump Justice Department secretly sought records from Apple related to communications by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee.
Following a bombshell report from The New York Times, the Justice Department's inspector general announced Friday he will open an investigation into why the Trump administration secretly subpoenaed the phone data of at least two of President Trump's critics in Congress, both top Democrats. Adam Goldman, who was among the team of reporters that broke the story this week, joins John Yang to discuss.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) are demanding answers from former Attorney General Bill Barr and other…