DOJ got Democrats' records as they probed aides for leaking

DOJ got Democrats' records as they probed aides for leaking
Trump DOJ got Democrats' records as they probed aides for leaking
Trump DOJ got phone records of Democratic lawmakers because they were targeting congressional aides suspected of leaking information to the press The Trump DOJ  obtained data from Democratic lawmakers because they were in touch with aides suspected of leaking classified information to the press The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Democratic lawmakers weren't under investigation but their data got swept up in a leak probe  The DOJ was looking into how reporters got information on the 2016 Trump campaign's ties to Russia and government surveillance of Carter Page  As the government looked at House Intelligence Committee staff, aides' contacts included Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell  Democrats have been furious about the secret seizures, with Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the DOJ's inspector general to probe what happened  The Wall Street Journal also reported that an Intelligence Committee source said the DOJ has ignored repeated requests for more information  Sources told The Journal that FBI agents closed the probe once an Intelligence Committee staffer, suspected of leaking, made a convincing denial last summer 

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Former President Donald Trump's Department of Justice obtained communications data from Democratic lawmakers because they were in touch with aides suspected of leaking classified information to the press. 

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Democratic lawmakers weren't under investigation, but their data got swept up in a leak probe that involved how reporters got information on stories about the 2016 Trump campaign's ties to Russia and the government surveilling Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page.  

As the government looked at House Intelligence Committee staff, aides' contacts included then-ranking member, Rep. Adam Schiff, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, another high profile Democrat.  

Former President Donald Trump's Department of Justice seized records from Democratic lawmakers because they had been in touch with House Intelligence Committee aides suspected of leaking classified information to the press, The Wall Street Journal reported

Former President Donald Trump's Department of Justice seized records from Democratic lawmakers because they had been in

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