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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Jack Smith Accused of Circumventing Constitutional Safeguards to Secretly Obtain Senators’ Phone Records.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Phone records of sitting members of Congress were secretly obtained under subpoenas, accompanied by gag orders that prevented lawmakers from being notified, according to Senator Chuck Grassley.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), former special counsel Jack Smith, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section.WHEN & WHERE: Allegations were […] The post Jack Smith Accused of Circumventing Constitutional Safeguards to Secretly Obtain Senators’ Phone Records. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Phone records of sitting members of Congress were secretly obtained under subpoenas, accompanied by gag orders that prevented lawmakers from being notified, according to Senator Chuck Grassley. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), former special counsel Jack Smith, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section. WHEN & WHERE: Allegations were made at a hearing on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, on Capitol Hill. KEY QUOTE: “Smith’s deceitful conduct was a substantial intrusion into the core constitutional activity of constitutional officers.” – Sen. Chuck Grassley IMPACT: Sen. Grassley alleges that Smith and his team appear to have purposefully circumvented…Open