{"id":2088653,"date":"2023-11-02T22:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T02:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-declares-probe-into-alleged-doj-spying-on-congress-members-staff\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T22:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T02:41:28","slug":"jim-jordan-declares-probe-into-alleged-doj-spying-on-congress-members-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-declares-probe-into-alleged-doj-spying-on-congress-members-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jordan calls for investigation into alleged DOJ spying on Congress members and staff."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjim-jordan-declares-probe-into-alleged-doj-spying-on-congress-members-staff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2088653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Judiciary Committee Investigating Alleged DOJ Spying \u2062on Congress Members and Staff<\/h2>\n<p>The House Judiciary Committee, led by Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, is launching an investigation into whether the Department \u2062of Justice (DOJ) spied on members of Congress and their staff. Jordan has sent letters to Alphabet, Apple, T-Mobile, AT&#038;T, and Verizon, demanding \u200cinformation\u2064 about \u2062any activities carried out by these companies\u2062 on behalf of the DOJ \u200bfrom January 1, 2016, to the present.<\/p>\n<p>In a news release on the committee&#8217;s website, it was revealed that \u200dGoogle had informed a former Chief Investigative Counsel to then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Republican\u200c Charles Grassley of Iowa that the company had been subpoenaed by the DOJ in 2017 for the individual&#8217;s personal phone records and emails. This revelation \u200ccame during Grassley&#8217;s investigation into the Steele dossier, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-declares-probe-into-alleged-doj-spying-on-congress-members-staff\/\" title=\"Jim Jordan calls for investigation into alleged DOJ spying on Congress members and staff.\">contained \u200cdiscredited allegations<\/a> about former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> \u2063 Launches Inquiry into the\u200d DOJ\u2019s Attempts to Spy on Congress<\/p>\n<p>  Letter\u200d to DOJ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PERRBUsznC\">https:\/\/t.co\/PERRBUsznC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  Letter to\u200c Alphabet:\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5hsFVj0Y0i\">https:\/\/t.co\/5hsFVj0Y0i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  Letter\u2063 to Apple: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jmXa9sIVGa\">https:\/\/t.co\/jmXa9sIVGa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  Letter to AT&#038;T: \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0lY08vHhnQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/0lY08vHhnQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  Letter to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t2M2o1251a\">pic.twitter.com\/t2M2o1251a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Judiciary GOP  \u2063(@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1719466458386760121?\">October \u206331, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The committee&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-attorney-general-seeks-temporary-restraining-order-on-bidens-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Ariz. Attorney General seeks temporary restraining order on Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate\">news release stated<\/a> that Google&#8217;s notification \u2062indicated that the DOJ may have also sought the personal records and communications of \u200bother congressional staffers, both Republicans and Democrats, who were involved in overseeing the Department during the same period. \u2062The committee\u2063 aims \u2062to determine the \u2062extent of the DOJ&#8217;s surveillance.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing concerns about the Justice Department&#8217;s actions, Jordan emphasized the need to uncover \u2064the full\u200c scope of the spying. He questioned whether members of Congress and their staff were targeted and stressed \u2062the importance of maintaining the separation of powers\u2064 and the constitutional duty of oversight.<\/p>\n<p>The committee has sent\u200d a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, requesting all information related to any attempts to access the phone records of legislative branch members. The letter also raised the possibility that the DOJ may have requested official records or communications from government devices used by congressional staffers.<\/p>\n<p>The committee&#8217;s letter strongly condemned \u200dthe Justice \u200dDepartment&#8217;s\u200b actions, stating \u200bthat they \u2063were unacceptable and violated the principles of\u2064 separation of powers and Congress&#8217;s constitutional authority. It also highlighted previous instances where the DOJ had issued \u200csubpoenas to obtain private emails and records of \u2062congressional staffers involved in oversight of \u200bthe Justice Department&#8217;s Crossfire Hurricane investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The committee&#8217;s investigation aims to determine if the Justice \u200dDepartment abused its \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-inaugural-two-thousand-national-guard-troops-in-d-c-sworn-in-as-special-deputy-u-s-marshals\/\" title=\"Biden Inaugural: Two Thousand National Guard Troops in D.C. Sworn in as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals\">law enforcement authority<\/a> to\u200c spy \u2064on those seeking to hold it accountable. The\u200c full extent of the alleged spying and its implications for the legislative branch remain to\u2062 be seen.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from \u200cOur Founder:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Silicon Valley and the Big\u2063 Tech tyrants\u2063 have done everything they can\u2064 to put The Western Journal \u200cout of business.\u200b Our <\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><em><b>faithful members<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>  have kept us\u200b going.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>If you\u2019ve never chosen to become a member, let me be honest: <\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><em><b>We need your \u200chelp today<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Join right now<\/b><\/a><em><b>  \u2013 The \u200bWestern Journal stands for truth in this difficult time.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand with us by becoming a member today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Floyd G. Brown<\/b><\/em><br \/>\n<em><b>Founder of The Western\u2064 Journal<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jim-jordan-declares-probe-alleged-doj-spying-congress-members-staff\/\">Jim Jordan Declares Probe Into Alleged DOJ Spying on Congress Members, Staff<\/a> \u2062appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2063Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b What concerns have been raised regarding the timing \u200dof these \u200cinquiries and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-times-the-fbi-treated-hunter-biden-more-favorably-than-trump\/\" title=\"FBI favored Hunter Biden over Trump on five occasions.\">potential political motivations<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span>  The alleged spying \u2064on Congress members and \u2063staff undermines the principles of democracy and infringes on the rights of elected officials to carry out their duties without interference. The Judiciary Committee is determined to hold the \u2063DOJ accountable and ensure that such actions are not repeated in\u200c the future.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Google, the committee has also requested information from\u2064 other\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-level-republicans-push-back-on-big-tech\/\" title=\"State-Level Republicans Push Back on Big Tech\">major tech companies<\/a>, including\u200c Apple, T-Mobile, AT&#038;T, and Verizon. This indicates the committee&#8217;s intention to thoroughly investigate whether these \u200ccompanies participated in\u200d any activities on behalf of the\u200b DOJ that may have infringed on the privacy of \u200cCongress\u2063 members and \u200ctheir staff.<\/p>\n<p>The timing\u2062 of these inquiries is significant, as it aligns with \u200dthe recent \u2064revelations surrounding the DOJ&#8217;s\u200c subpoena of phone records and emails of a former Chief Investigative Counsel. This \u200bspecific case came to light during\u2064 Senator Grassley&#8217;s investigation into the controversial Steele dossier, adding to concerns\u2063 that the \u200bspying may have \u2064been politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>The House Judiciary Committee&#8217;s investigation aims to uncover\u200d the extent\u2063 to which the DOJ spied on Congress\u200d members and staff, including whether additional individuals were targeted during the same period. This will be crucial \u200cin\u2062 determining the scope of the surveillance and establishing the accountability of the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Jim Jordan,\u2064 who is leading the investigation, \u200bhas expressed serious concerns\u2063 about the actions of\u2063 the DOJ and stressed the importance \u2064of maintaining the separation\u200d of powers. He has \u2064highlighted the constitutional \u200cduty of\u2064 oversight that Congress holds and emphasized the need to \u200cprotect the privacy and rights of elected\u200b officials.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064committee&#8217;s\u200b letter \u200cto\u200b Attorney \u200cGeneral Merrick Garland also raises the\u200d possibility \u2063that the DOJ may have requested official records or communications from government devices used by congressional\u2064 staffers. This expands the\u2063 scope of the investigation and underscores the\u200b concern that the alleged spying may extend beyond personal\u200c records and communications.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the House Judiciary Committee&#8217;s investigation into the alleged DOJ spying on Congress members \u200band staff is a significant step in holding the \u200bDepartment accountable for potential infringements on the\u2062 rights and privacy of elected officials. The\u2062 committee&#8217;s efforts\u2063 to \u200bobtain information from major tech companies\u200d and the \u2063request for complete transparency from the Attorney \u200dGeneral\u2062 indicate\u2063 a commitment to\u200c uncovering the full extent of \u200dthe \u2064surveillance and ensuring that appropriate actions\u2064 are taken to prevent such breaches in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, is probing if the Department of Justice surveilled Congress members and staff. Jordan wrote to Alphabet, Apple, T-Mobile, AT&amp;T, and Verizon, seeking details on activities carried out on behalf of the Justice Department during a specific period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2088654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2088653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2088653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2088654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2088653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2088653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2088653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}