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Text Messages Tie 44 Lawmakers to White House in Trump-Era Discovery

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Source: Politico
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Sen. Chuck Grassley says Jack Smith obtained text messages from 44 members of Congress who exchanged messages with White House officials in the final weeks of Trump's term. The materials, part of National Archives records, have sparked GOP defenses of Smith and a plan to have him testify, while highlighting ongoing tensions over executive–legislative communications and speech-or-debate privileges.

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  1. Jack Smith obtained text messages from 44 members of Congress  Politico
  2. Jack Smith team read messages between Trump officials, dozens of lawmakers of both parties  New York Post
  3. Jack Smith's team read texts between Trump officials, 44 Congress members: DOJ records  National News Desk
  4. Trump prosecutor Jack Smith reviewed texts from 44 US lawmakers, Republican senators say  Reuters
  5. Biden special counsel’s ’runaway train’ scooped up sensitive lawmaker info: 'Abuse of power'  Fox News

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