Jack Smith secretly collected texts from 44 members of Congress, GOP senators say
- Special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election quietly obtained the text messages of 44 members of Congress, according to newly released records from two senior Republican senators.
- The records indicate that Smith's team secured text messages exchanged among 40 Republican lawmakers, 4 Democrats, and senior Trump administration officials.
- These communications were gathered after the National Archives was subpoenaed for government phone records covering the period from October 2020 through January 2021, as prosecutors probed Trump's attempts t
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- Special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election quietly obtained the text messages of 44 members of Congress, according to newly released records from two senior Republican senators.
- The records indicate that Smith's team secured text messages exchanged among 40 Republican lawmakers, 4 Democrats, and senior Trump administration officials.
- These communications were gathered after the National Archives was subpoenaed for government phone records covering the period from October 2020 through January 2021, as prosecutors probed Trump's attempts t
Sources: The Independent