Overview
- Newly disclosed FBI materials state that on Jan. 24, 2023, Smith sought toll records for the personal phones of then‑Speaker Kevin McCarthy and former Rep. Louie Gohmert.
- AT&T told Sen. Chuck Grassley it received a grand‑jury subpoena for two members of Congress, raised legal questions, and the request was dropped with no records produced.
- Fox News Digital reports an official said Smith’s team collected call metadata for nearly a dozen Republican senators in 2023 after subpoenaing major carriers.
- An FBI document lists agents conducting preliminary toll analysis on GOP lawmakers including Lindsey Graham, Josh Hawley, Ron Johnson, Bill Hagerty, Dan Sullivan, Tommy Tuberville, and others.
- Smith’s lawyers say the toll‑data requests were lawful and restricted to Jan. 4–7, 2021, while McCarthy vows legal action and Gohmert criticizes the effort as an overreach.