“An agent involved in Jack Smith's case said he was kept in the dark that subpoenaed phone data belonged to Congress.”
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Congressional testimony confirms that a federal agent assigned to Jack Smith's investigation stated he was kept in the dark that subpoenaed phone records belonged to members of Congress.
According to reporting by Just The News, retired DOJ Inspector General Special Agent Brian Burnett testified to the House Judiciary Committee that prosecutors kept him in the dark about phone data he was gathering under grand jury subpoenas belonging to members of Congress. Burnett stated he did not learn until after his retirement that he had gathered congressional records, such as those belonging to Rep. Jim Jordan, during his work on Jack Smith's probe. Sources from grassley.senate.gov and BBC also corroborate that subpoenas seeking phone records associated with members of Congress were a central issue in congressional reviews of the investigation.
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- Grassley Demands Answers from Telecom Companies Who Turned Congressional Phone Records Over to Jack Smith | U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa — grassley.senate.gov
- Trump ‘engaged in criminal activity’, Jack Smith says in Capitol Hill testimony - BBC News — BBC
- Agent in Jack Smith case says he was kept in dark that subpoenaed phone data belonged to Congress | Just The News — justthenews.com