Utterly Unsurprising ‘Revelation’ That the FBI Perused Senators’ Phone Records

Some early-week travel kept me out of the fray on the latest, breathless Trump-administration disclosure about something that’s been obvious for years, namely, the fact that in connection with the Biden Justice Department’s January 6 (J6) investigation, which came to be overseen by special counsel Jack Smith, the FBI examined telephone toll records of at least nine congressional Republicans — eight in the Senate and one in the House, Representative Mike Kelly (R., Pa.), who was apparently mistakenly identified by the FBI as a senator. (See our James Lynch’s reports, here and here.)

My reaction? I would be surprised if it’s only nine.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Some early-week travel kept me out of the fray on the latest, breathless Trump-administration disclosure about something that’s been obvious for years, namely, the fact that in connection with the Biden Justice Department’s January 6 (J6) investigation, which came to be overseen by special counsel Jack Smith, the FBI examined telephone toll records of at least nine congressional Republicans — eight in the Senate and one in the House, Representative Mike Kelly (R., Pa.), who was apparently mistakenly identified by the FBI as a senator. (See our James Lynch’s reports, here and here.)

My reaction? I would be surprised if it’s only nine.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.