Scott Perry Sues To Block DOJ Access To His Phone

Politico reports:

Rep. Scott Perry is suing to block the Justice Department from reviewing the contents of his cell phone, which was recently seized as part of an apparent investigation into the Pennsylvania Republican’s connections to former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.

FBI agents seized Perry’s phone on Aug. 9 and transported it to the custody of DOJ’s inspector general, which has helped lead the inquiry into the push by Trump and his allies to replace department leadership as part of a broader drive to keep Trump in power.

Investigators have cited Perry as a key participant in that effort given his help connecting Trump with Jeffrey Clark, a DOJ official whom Trump viewed as an ally in his push.

Read the full article. Perry is chair of the Freedom Caucus.

Perry believes DOJ is in the process of obtaining a second search warrant to actually access the contents of his phone, a step DOJ also took after it seized the phone of John Eastman in June. He’s asking a federal judge in DC to short-circuit this process.https://t.co/qMQmpSNoOF

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 24, 2022