Opinion | BarbMcQuade: Even if there were a legitimate basis for seeking the subpoenas, reports suggest the Justice Department failed to comply with its own policies. - MSNBCDaily
, Justice Department lawyers used grand jury subpoenas to obtain communications data from members of Congress and their families during the early days of the Trump administration. Gag orders had prevented earlier disclosure. On Friday, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco directed the inspector general to investigate whether Justice Department lawyers followed the strict internal guidelines that protect members of Congress from unwarranted scrutiny.
According to news reports, Justice Department lawyers used grand jury subpoenas to obtain communications data from members of Congress and their families. This news comes shortly after reports that various news organizations were also the subjects of grand jury subpoenas in leak investigations conducted during the Trump administration. Those subpoenas sought phone records of journalists from The Washington Post, CNN and The New York Times.The grand jury subpoenas were used to obtain records of members of Congress whom Trump directly criticized — Reps.
Using grand jury subpoenas to investigate members of Congress or the news media is not inherently illegal, though President Joe Biden and the Justice Department have recentlyto stop using them against the media in leak cases as a matter of policy. On the other hand, disclosing classified information that is harmful to our national security, like troop locations, is a crime. One can imagine the damage that might occur if a member of Congress were to disclose sensitive security plans for the U.S.
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