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In reply to the discussion: Breaking per CNN - Investigators are looking into certain Members of Congress [View all]Kid Berwyn
(14,897 posts)16. Feds examining communications between US lawmakers, Capitol rioters
Federal investigators are examining communications between US lawmakers and Capitol rioters
Evan Perez, March 4, 2021
CNN Federal investigators are examining records of communications between members of Congress and the pro-Trump mob that attacked the US Capitol, as the investigation moves closer to exploring whether lawmakers wittingly or unwittingly helped the insurrectionists, according to a US official briefed on the matter.
The data gathered so far includes indications of contact with lawmakers in the days around January 6, as well as communications between alleged rioters discussing their associations with members of Congress, the official said.
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The existence of such communications doesn't necessarily indicate wrongdoing by lawmakers and investigators aren't yet targeting members of Congress in the investigation, the official noted. Should investigators find probable cause that lawmakers or their staffs possibly aided the insurrectionists, they could seek warrants to obtain the content of the communications. There's no indication they've taken such a step at this point.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/politics/capitol-riot-investigation-lawmakers/index.html
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Breaking per CNN - Investigators are looking into certain Members of Congress [View all]
malaise
Mar 2021
OP
Whoa. It's about PAST contacts, not necessarily on the 6th. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2021
#78
We will soon find out if the investigators are honest or part of the conspiracy.
Irish_Dem
Mar 2021
#2
Frequently such investigations serve to buy time to distant from the event(s) and
PufPuf23
Mar 2021
#40
I hope one of them is the guy who was incensed that FBI was tracking phones.
gibraltar72
Mar 2021
#5
Use of cell phone to commit a crime against the nation? Multiple Federal offenses.
dem4decades
Mar 2021
#20
Thanks to Sheldon Whitehouse. He's blocking claims of congressional "immunity."
ancianita
Mar 2021
#22
Whitehouse keeps impressing with his understated but unmistakable strength on multiple front lines.
JudyM
Mar 2021
#67
This is all like a delicious dessert, so rich, I need to make room in my belly.
panader0
Mar 2021
#29
I read the article and wonder why the agency the investigators work for is not named.
ancianita
Mar 2021
#30
Reports of autocrats pulling the same stunt that "election was stolen" must be answered.
SleeplessinSoCal
Mar 2021
#54
Is that why Cruz, Cotton, Mike Lee, and Hawley were so interested in FBI phone call collections?
kentuck
Mar 2021
#58
If treason were free speech it wouldn't have been mentioned in the U.S. Constitution /nt
bucolic_frolic
Mar 2021
#79