Prosecutors gain access to majority of Trump ally Scott Perry’s phone

Judge orders Republican congressman to turn over 1,700 records from his phone for 2020 election interference investigation

A federal judge ordered the top House Republican Scott Perry to turn over nearly 1,700 records from his phone to special counsel prosecutors that could inform the extent of his role in Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, including removing justice department officials.

The move by the chief US district judge James Boasberg, who oversees grand jury matters in federal court in Washington DC, means prosecutors can access the majority of the records that the FBI pulled from Perry's phone. The device was seized in response to a court-approved warrant.