Wednesday 10 August 2022 01:16 AM Trump ally Rep. Scott Perry says the FBI seized his cellphone one day after ... trends now 'I'm outraged...None of this is the government’s business': Trump ally Republican Rep. Scott Perry says the FBI seized his cellphone one day after agents raided the former president's Mar-a-Lago home Republican Rep. Scott Perry says that the FBI confiscated his cellphone one day after FBI agents raided former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home Perry told Fox News that agents made no attempt to contact his lawyers The congressman said that 'these kinds of banana republic tactics should concern every citizen' He is a loyal Trump ally and an original member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus By Andrea Cavallier For Dailymail.Com Published: 01:10 BST, 10 August 2022 | Updated: 01:10 BST, 10 August 2022 Viewcomments Republican Rep. Scott Perry says that the FBI confiscated his personal cellphone one day after FBI agents raided former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. 'I'm outraged — though not surprised — that the FBI under the direction of Merrick Garland's DOJ, would seize the phone of a sitting Member of Congress,' Perry said in a statement to Fox News on Tuesday. 'My phone contains info about my legislative and political activities, and personal/private discussions with my wife, family, constituents, and friends. None of this is the government's business.' Perry said that while he and his family were traveling earlier Tuesday, he was approached by three FBI agents who handed him a warrant and seized his cellphone. Republican Rep. Scott Perry says that the FBI confiscated his personal cellphone one day after FBI agents raided former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home Perry, a loyal Trump ally, is an original member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and took over as the group's leader at the beginning of the year, Fox News reported 'They made no attempt to contact my lawyer, who would have made arrangements for them to have my phone if that was their wish,' he said. Perry, a loyal Trump ally, is an original member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and took over as the group's leader at the beginning of the year, Fox News reported. The confiscation of Perry's phone comes just one day after FBI agents descended on Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida in what Perry called in his statement an 'unnecessary and aggressive action.' 'As with President Trump last night, DOJ chose this unnecessary and aggressive action instead of simply contacting my attorneys,' he stated. 'These kinds of banana republic tactics should concern every Citizen — especially considering the decision before Congress this week to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to further persecute law-abiding Citizens.' The confiscation of Perry's phone comes just one day after FBI agents descended on Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in what Perry called in his statement an 'unnecessary and aggressive action' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility