Pelosi: ‘beyond belief’ that Trump DoJ chiefs didn’t know of secret subpoenas

House speaker says reported seizure of Democrats' private phone data undermined rule of law'

The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said on Sunday it was beyond belief" that the three top justice department officials of Donald Trump's administration had been unaware of secret subpoenas seeking private data from the former president's political opponents.

Jeff Sessions, Trump's first pick as attorney general, his successor, William Barr, and the long-serving deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein have all claimed to have no knowledge of the alleged attempts by their department to harvest information covertly from leading Democrats during the investigation into whether Donald Trump and his campaign utilized links with Russia during the 2016 election, according to CNN.