U.S. Senator
Compared on: Jack Smith
THE CLAIM · SEP 29, 2026
“You went to the phone companies, and you hid the fact from the court that you were seeking the records of members of Congress”
As reported by Sean Hannity (Hannity) · Read the post
THE RECORD · SEP 29, 2026
“My office did secure toll records from third parties, 3rd party telephone companies in the course of our investigation that were records for members of Congress before we did that, uh, we consulted with the public integrity section regarding whether those toll records subpoenas were appropriate.”
PBS NewsHour · WATCH: Smith explains why he approved subpoenas for GOP lawmakers' phone records · Listen at 0:41
RECORD AGREES
In recorded remarks on September 29, 2026, Smith said his office obtained congressional members’ toll records from third-party telephone companies and consulted the public integrity section before doing so. The passage does not discuss what was presented to a court.
