Rep. Schiff denounces the 'politicization' of government under former President Trump after The New York Times reported the Dept. of Justice targeted communication records of key Democratic lawmakers, their aides and family members.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., denounced the"politicization" of government under former President Donald Trump on Thursday after The New York Times
Schiff said that although the inquiry appears to be closed, there should be an internal investigation. Apple notified some members of the committee last month that their information had been included, a committee official confirmed to NBC News. Apple also notified current and former staff members and relatives, including a minor child, that their information had been subject to subpoenas, the official said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., echoed Schiff's call for an inquiry into the matter, calling it a"weaponization of law enforcement by the former president." Can you explain to our audience, to people who hear this as kind of an extension of what they've heard about going after reporters' records, who may not necessarily grasp why this is -- why this is a big deal, why this is something that hasn't happened before? Why is it such a big deal? Why would it be perhaps unprecedented, at least very unusual thing for a member of Congress to have records like this seized by a Justice...
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