“If we believe that citizens should receive notice when the #government subpoenas their phone bill, great! Perhaps this revolutionary new policy—which #CivilLiberties groups would probably support—should be the law. But then the law should protect the civil liberties of all 320 million Americans, as the #EqualProtectionClause of the #Constitution demands, not just the 100 Americans in the #Senate,” #JamieRaskin added.
#law #Trump #Republicans #Jan6 #SeditiousConspiracy #shutdown
The #legislation does include some caveats. The #DOJ would not be required to alert a senator that their records were sought if the lawmaker was the target of the investigation, allowing a federal judge to delay any such notification requirements.
The legislation comes as #Trump has also sought compensation from the DOJ related to his own legal troubles, asking for a $230 million settlement related to the investigation conducted by Robert Mueller & from Smith’s classified documents probe.
