Overview
- Internal DOJ emails show Public Integrity official John Keller warned of possible Speech or Debate Clause litigation as he concurred with issuing the subpoenas in May 2023.
- Prosecutors sought phone metadata for nearly a dozen Republicans covering Jan. 4–7, 2021, under nondisclosure orders approved by Judge James Boasberg.
- A grand jury subpoena targeting House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan requested nearly two years of records, extending beyond the shorter windows used for others.
- Investigators already possessed some members’ call details from a Rudy Giuliani subpoena and said direct requests would reveal additional contacts.
- Lawmakers have responded with oversight and legislation, including a House vote to repeal a $500,000 damages provision that Senate Majority Leader John Thune has defended.