Preparing for Jack Smith’s testimony requires a roadmap made from history of Arctic Frost scandals
When a federal prosecutor quietly pulls phone data of sitting members of Congress without the investigating agent even knowing whose numbers they were, constitutional protections for the lawmakers may break down. It remains to be seen if Sm
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When a federal prosecutor quietly pulls phone data of sitting members of Congress without the investigating agent even knowing whose numbers they were, constitutional protections for the lawmakers may break down. It remains to be seen if Smith's actions helped chip away at those protections.
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