"The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to information released Monday by GOP senators. The records enabled investigators to see basic information about the date and time of the calls but not the content of the communications, the senators said."
"The data encompassed several days during the week of Jan. 6, 2021, when pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to halt the certification of the election results. The disclosure adds new detail to the since-shuttered investigation by the FBI and former special counsel Jack Smith into the steps Trump and allies took in the run-up to the Capitol riot to undo his election loss to Democrat Joe Biden."
The FBI analyzed phone records in 2023 for more than half a dozen Republican lawmakers during an investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The records revealed basic metadata about call dates and times but did not include call content. The data covered several days during the week of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. The disclosure provides additional detail about the closed investigation by the FBI and former special counsel Jack Smith into actions taken by Trump and allies. A Justice Department opinion dated Sept. 27, 2023, influenced the abandonment of related federal prosecution efforts.
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