Congress

GOP Rep Ordered to Hand Over 1,600 Messages in Trump Election Probe

GIVE THEM UP

Discussions about how to overturn an election are not protected communications, a federal judge ruled.

Tom Sykes
Tom Sykes 

European Editor at Large

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) uses a cellphone while walking to the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2023.
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Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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