FBI agents reportedly seized the cellphone of Trump ally Rep. Scott Perry.
Perry said the federal law enforcement agents did not attempt to reach his attorneys before the seizure, but he wrote in his statement that they would have handed over his phone had they been contacted. A spokeswoman for the Justice Department declined to comment Tuesday evening.
Perry would be the first member of Congress known to have his phone seized as federal authorities investigate efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.“My phone contains info about my legislative and political activities, and personal/private discussions with my wife, family, constituents, and friends,” Perry wrote in the statement. “As with President [Donald] Trump last night, DOJ chose this unnecessary and aggressive action instead of simply contacting my attorneys.
Witnesses testified that Perry helped push an effort to install Jeffrey Clark as the acting attorney general. Clark played a key role in Trump’s efforts to get law enforcement officials to challenge Biden’s election victory.And Cassidy Hutchinson, a former special assistant to Trump, testified that Perry was among several members of Congress who sought a preemptive pardon from Trump for their activities in the run-up to the Jan. 6 violence. Perry has denied that allegation.
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