特别顾问杰克·史密斯的团队在1月6日的探查中秘密地向共和党立法者索取手机记录,引起对隐私和法律关切的反弹。 Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team secretly sought cell phone records from Republican lawmakers during the Jan. 6 probe, sparking backlash over privacy and legal concerns.

根据司法部新发布的文件, 特别顾问杰克·史密斯的团队在1月6日的调查期间秘密地向多个共和党立法者,包括参议员和一名众议院议员, 寻求手机通话记录。 Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team secretly sought cell phone toll records from multiple Republican lawmakers, including senators and a House member, during the January 6 investigation, according to newly released Justice Department documents. 这些请求是针对2021年1月4日至7日的数据提出的,尽管法律上对《演讲和辩论条款》等宪法保护感到关切,但获得批准。 The requests, targeting data from January 4–7, 2021, were approved despite legal concerns over constitutional protections like the Speech and Debate Clause. 调查队犯了错误,包括混淆参议员Tim Scott和Rick Scott,并获得不披露命令以隐瞒传票。 The team made errors, including confusing Senators Tim Scott and Rick Scott, and obtained nondisclosure orders to hide the subpoenas. 一些记录已经通过鲁迪·朱利亚尼获得,引起了关于必要性的问题。 Some records were already obtained via Rudy Giuliani, raising questions about necessity. 共和党立法者批评这些行动是出于政治动机,而且范围过大,参议院共和党后来通过了一项条款,允许受影响的议员就每起侵权行为提出500 000美元的诉讼,但众议院后来废除了这项规定。 Republican lawmakers criticized the actions as politically motivated and an overreach, with Senate Republicans later passing a provision allowing affected members to sue for $500,000 per violation—later repealed by the House. 调查继续进行。 The investigation continues.