Congressman and Trump ally Scott Perry says FBI seized his cellphone
by Hugo Lowell in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#62B8T)
Republican's phone could be relevant to bid to overturn 2020 election and mishandling of official records
Federal investigators seized the cellphone of the Republican congressman Scott Perry on Tuesday, his office said, suggesting the justice department is examining the communications of a close ally of Donald Trump and person of interest to the House January 6 select committee.
The move by the FBI to take Perry's phone came a day after federal agents executed a search warrant on Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence and seized boxes of documents, though it was not clear whether the two events were connected.
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