An inspector general raised concerns Tuesday about the Department of Justice seizing phone and email records of congressional aides and reporters in 2017 during the department’s wide-ranging investigation into media leaks that year.
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz revealed in a 92-page report that the department sought records from telephone and internet companies regarding two members of Congress and 43 congressional staffers as part of its leak investigation.
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Horowitz did not reference any of their names, but public court documents indicate that one of the staffers was President-elect Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel. Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) previously confirmed their records were also subpoenaed.
Horowitz said at least part of…
