Trump DOJ secretly seized phone records from Washington Post reporters

Trump DOJ secretly seized phone records from Washington Post reporters

The Trump administration secretly obtained non-content phone records for three Washington Post reporters who published stories detailing discussions between Russia and members of former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, according to the Department of Justice.

The Justice Department sent letters dated May 3 to three current and former reporters at the newspaper, informing them that DOJ had obtained phone records from the period of April 15, 2017, to July 31, 2017, the Washington Post reported.

The records included the caller and recipient of each call as well as the duration, but…

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