“Trump's DOJ subpoenaed Democrat Congress members' phone records”

By Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) · Posted 29 Sep 2026 · checked 25 Oct 2026 · 90% confidence

What they posted

Senator @SenWhitehouse just completely blew apart Republicans who are attacking Jack Smith for subpoenaing their phone records. Trump's DOJ did the same exact thing to Democrat Congress members and Republicans defended it. https://t.co/H9zdnuh8pr

Why it's Truth

Confirmed by DOJ IG report and reporting from Reuters, CNN, NBC News, and AP: Trump's DOJ subpoenaed records (primarily metadata via Apple subpoena in leak probes) of at least two Democratic members of Congress (Schiff and Swalwell) and dozens of staffers in 2017-2018.

Sources

• CNN
• NBC News
• Reuters
• The Guardian
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General
• Associated Press
• Los Angeles Times
• Associated Press