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Lawyers for Jack Smith Rebut Claims that Investigators ‘Wiretapped’ GOP Members of Congress in January 6 Probe
Republican senators claim DOJ's phone record collection was politically motivated, while Special Counsel Jack Smith's attorneys say the investigation was lawful and limited to four days around January 6.
- On Tuesday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn demanded an investigation into Special Counsel Jack Smith after DOJ collected her cell phone toll records amid Senate Republicans' claims of "political weaponization."
- Smith's attorneys Lanny Breuer and Peter Koski wrote to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Dick Durbin that Special Counsel Jack Smith's use of toll records was lawful and approved by Department of Justice career officials, disputing any political motive.
- Investigators limited the subpoena to January 4, 2021 to January 7, 2021, covering the toll records with telephone numbers and call durations but no call content.
- Republican senators pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi about the disclosure at the Senate hearing, and Bondi said she would examine the matter and had discussed it with FBI Director Kash Patel.
- The use of toll records has precedent in other probes, such as Robert Hur obtaining Biden's records and Smith's final report released in January referencing calls during the Jan. 6 attack, which critics called 'political weaponization'.
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Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith dispute 'inaccurate' claims he tapped senators' phones
In a letter to the Senate Judiciary chairman, lawyers for former special counsel Jack Smith seek to correct what they call "inaccurate" claims about Smith's Jan. 6 probe.
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Lawyers for Jack Smith rebut claims that investigators ‘wiretapped’ GOP members of Congress in January 6 probe
Attorneys for former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith rebutted claims by Republican lawmakers that the investigators in the January 6 election subversion case had “wiretapped” GOP members of Congress.
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