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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alanna Durkin Richer

Justice Department agrees to return Rep. Andy Ogles' phone, signaling end of campaign finance probe

Ogles FBI Investigation - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The Justice Department has agreed to return U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles' personal cellphone that was seized as part of an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it's abandoning its probe into the staunch Trump supporter that began under the Biden administration.

The FBI confiscated the Tennessee Republican's cellphone in August 2024 to examine issues with his campaign finance reporting, but it had agreed not to review material from it and his personal email account as he challenged the matter in court.

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