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AT&T Confirms It Gave Kevin McCarthy’s Phone Toll Records to Jack Smith Under a 2023 Subpoena

The company says the demand targeted a personal number under a nondisclosure order.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 11: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) presides over the vote on H.R.2 - the Secure the Border Act of 2023, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol May 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Republican lead bill increases security at the southern border including the hiring of additional Border Patrol agents, upgrading existing technology and resumes construction of the southern border wall. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Overview

  • In a letter to Sen. Chuck Grassley, AT&T corrected an earlier denial and produced the Jan. 23, 2023 grand-jury subpoena for McCarthy’s records.
  • AT&T said the subpoena did not indicate the number belonged to a member of Congress, so its legal-demand center processed it as a routine request.
  • The company disclosed that a nondisclosure order accompanied the subpoena, which delayed any notice to the affected party.
  • Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team has defended the toll-data collection as lawful and narrowly limited to Jan. 4–7, 2021.
  • Kevin McCarthy accused Smith of illegally seizing his records, while Senate Republicans continue oversight of the FBI’s Arctic Frost case and related subpoenas.