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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

GOP House intel committee chair slams Trump DOJ for ‘grave constitutional violation’ spying on lawmakers

Republican Representative Mike Turner, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, said the Department of Justice under the first Trump administration committed a “grave constitutional violation” when it secretly obtained phone records and emails belonging to Congressional members and staffers.

Turner attacked Trump’s DOJ for collecting communication logs from 43 congressional staffers and two House Democrats , which was revealed in a report from Inspector General Michael Horowitz.

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