Funding Bill Enables Senators to Sue Over Phone Record Seizures
TL;DR
A recent government funding bill includes a provision allowing senators to sue the government for secretly obtained phone records, potentially retroactive for eight Republican senators investigated by special counsel Jack Smith, raising concerns about surveillance and legal protections.
- Provision in government funding bill allows senators to sue over secretly obtained phone records abcnews.go.com
- Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches The New York Times
- Thune secures provision in government funding bill letting senators sue for phone records seizure Politico
- Deal to end US shutdown would also allow some Republican senators to seek $500,000 for January 6 probe Reuters
- Shutdown deal lets senators sue for $500,000 over data seizures like those in Jan. 6 probe CBS News
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