They were saying that Donald Trump was trying to overthrow the will of the people. Multiple outlets and Senator Chuck Grassley's committee are now describing it as a precursor to Jack Smith's D.C. case against Donald Trump. Grassley's office says agents issued hundreds of subpoenas, conducted dozens of interviews, and sought call records for eight Republican senators and one House member from January 4th through the 7th of 2021. We now know that list has expanded and now includes Senator Ted Cruz. We also know that not only were they spying on elected members of Congress that were Republicans only, they also targeted GOP aligned organizations. (07:00–07:17)
CLAIM
Asserts that agents issued subpoenas and sought call records for Republican lawmakers in early January 2021.
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