Trump's DOJ Secretly Seized Washington Post Journalists' Phone Records: Report
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Trump administration officials were on the hunt for leakers sharing info about Russia's interference in the 2016 election, according to the Post.
Donald Trump’s Justice Department secretly obtained the phone records of Washington Post reporters covering Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, the newspaper reported Friday. DOJ officials also obtained a court order for access to the journalists’ email records, but did not execute it, the Post reported, citing government letters and officials. Three journalists were notified this month that “pursuant to [a] legal process” that reportedly took place in 2020, the DOJ had received more than three months of records dating back to April through July 2017 that were linked to their work, home or cell phone numbers, according to the Post.More Related News