Josh Hawley demands full investigation after documents show FBI tracked GOP senators’ phone records during January 6 probe under Special Counsel Jack Smith’s direction.
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EXCLUSIVE–Sen.JoshHawley,R-Mo.,toreintoSpecialCounselJackSmith,accusinghimof“spyingonpoliticalopponents”duringtheJan.6probeandcallingtheallegedsurveillance“anabuseofpowerbeyondWatergate.”
TheFBI,workingunderSmith’sdirection,obtainedcalllogsandmetadatatiedtonearlyadozenGOPsenators,includingHawley,aspartofitsinvestigationintotheCapitolriot,FoxNewsreported.Thetrackinginvolvedcallrecordsandtimestamps,notthecontentoftheconversations.
HawleytoldFoxNewsDigitalonMondaythatthenewlyreleaseddocumentssuggestthatBiden’sadministrationwas“spyingonthepresident’spoliticalopponents,”whichhecalled“aprofoundviolationoftheseparationofpowers.”
HesaidtheactivityfitswhatheviewsaspartofabroaderpatternofexecutiveoverreachunderBiden,citingallegedsurveillanceofCatholicchurches,parentsatschoolboard
