The surveillance utilized a "pen register" on then-campaign manager Susie Wiles' phone from February to May 2023, allowing former Special Counsel Jack Smith to track contacts in real time. Former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco recommended the operation, which logged phone numbers, call times, and durations rather than audio content. In response to the disclosures, Representative Jim Jordan has renewed calls for the prosecution of Smith, while Senator Mike Lee questioned whether the FBI should be dismantled.
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DOJ Overruled FBI on Mar a Lago Probable Cause in New Memos
US Politics10 days ago
Declassified bureau records and former officials show that Justice Department leaders ignored warnings from senior FBI agents who questioned the legal basis for the 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago. The documents, released by a White House transparency task force, detail an investigation called "Plasmic Echo" that monitored communications for five journalists and 21 defense attorneys for Donald Trump. Legal expert Alan Dershowitz stated that monitoring lawyers during a federal investigation could violate the Sixth Amendment and raise severe ethical concerns regarding the obligation to maintain full disclosure to the courts.
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