June 10, 2021 🔴 Critical

DOJ revealed to have secretly seized data of House Democrats (Schiff/Swalwell)

The New York Times reported that Trump's Justice Department had secretly seized the data of Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, including Chair Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell, as well as their staff and family members. The move, part of an aggressive leak hunt, was widely condemned as a Nixonian abuse of power targeting political rivals.

"The Justice Department seized records from Apple for metadata of House Intelligence Committee members, their aides and family members." — New York Times report summary

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Offenses:
abuse-of-power legal-violation
Domains:
justice-system governance
Tags:
#doj#surveillance#leaks#political-targeting

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