15 July 2026 at 9:17 am
Summary
Former special counsel Jack Smith obtained text messages from 44 members of Congress sent to White House officials during the final weeks of Donald Trump's first term, as revealed by Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley. These messages, part of a trove from the National Archives, are now part of the discovery process in Trump's legal cases, raising concerns about congressional 'speech or debate' protections.
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