PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Scott Perry said Tuesday that FBI agents had seized his cellphone, making the Pennsylvania Republican the latest ally of former President Donald Trump to find himself drawn into a widening Justice Department probe.
Perry said he was traveling with his family Tuesday morning when he was approached by three FBI agents with a warrant for the contents of his phone. He called their actions “outrageous” and complained that they had not first contacted his lawyer, saying he would have willingly cooperated if given the chance.
“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. “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.”
