'Flagrant violation': GOP lawmaker grills Jack Smith for 'spying' on former House speaker

‘Flagrant violation’: GOP lawmaker grills Jack Smith for ‘spying’ on former House speaker


Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) confronted ex-special counsel Jack Smith during a House committee hearing, accusing him and the Justice Department of secretly surveilling members of Congress and stomping on constitutional protections while investigating President Donald Trump.

Gill pressed Smith on his office using secret subpoenas and nondisclosure orders to obtain phone “toll records” from lawmakers, including then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), without notifying them or the public.

‘Nobody’s going to sue. … So who cares? We’re going to do it anyway.’

“In January of 2023, did you subpoena then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s toll records?” Gill asked.

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“Yes, sir, we did,” Smith replied.

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