Judge Orders Rep. Scott Perry to Disclose Over 1,600 Texts and Emails in 2020 Election Probe

Perry, a top Trump ally, is the only sitting member of Congress whose cellphone was seized in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Federal Judge James Boasberg orders Republican Rep. Scott Perry to turn over more than 1,600 texts and emails to FBI agents investigating efforts to keep President Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss.
Perry, a top Trump ally, is allowed to withhold 396 of the messages under the constitution’s speech and debate clause.
The records to be disclosed include efforts to influence members of the executive branch, discussions about Vice President Mike Pence’s role in certifying the election and providing information about alleged election fraud.
Perry is the only sitting member of Congress whose cellphone was seized by the FBI in the 2020 election investigation.
Perry's efforts to protect the contents of his cell phone have proceeded largely in secret, except in recent weeks when snippets and short summaries of his texts and emails were inadvertently unsealed — and then resealed — by the federal court.