FBI Seized Congressional Cellphone Records Related to Capitol Attack
▻https://theintercept.com/2021/02/22/capitol-riot-fbi-cellphone-records
The inclusion of congressional phone data in the FBI investigation raises thorny constitutional questions. Within hours of the storming of the Capitol on January 6, the FBI began securing thousands of phone and electronic records connected to people at the scene of the rioting — including some related to members of Congress, raising potentially thorny legal questions. Using special emergency powers and other measures, the FBI has collected reams of private cellphone data and communications (...)
