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Justice Dept., Congress probing Trump seizures of Dems' data

by Mary Clare JalonickMichael Balsamo
| June 11, 2021 2:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's internal watchdog launched an investigation Friday after revelations that former President Donald Trump's administration secretly seized phone data from at least two House Democrats as part of an aggressive leaks probe. Democrats called the seizures “harrowing” and an abuse of power.

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