The 16-page suit, filed last week in Washington D.C. federal court, was not publicly docketed until late Tuesday.
Rep. Scott Perry is suing to block the Justice Department from reviewing the contents of his cell phone, which was recently seized as part of an apparent investigation into the Pennsylvania Republican’s connections to former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.
FBI agents seized Perry’s phone on Aug. 9 and transported it to the custody of DOJ’s inspector general, which has helped lead the inquiry into the push by Trump and his allies to replace department leadership as part of a broader drive to keep Trump in power. Investigators have cited Perry as a key participant in that effort given his help connecting Trump with Jeffrey Clark, a DOJ official whom Trump viewed as an ally in his push.
But Perry indicated in his recent filing that DOJ has not yet accessed materials on his phone and is in the process of obtaining a second search warrant that would guide its review, including a process to screen out potentially privileged materials. Perry is objecting to that bid, demanding that the government be blocked from scouring his phone and that it return any data in its possession.
“[F]ederal agents should not be given carte blanche to root around in Rep. Perry’s phone data looking for evidence that they hope might further their investigation,” Perry’s attorneys John Rowley and John Irving wrote in the 16-page suit, which was filed last week in Washington D.C. federal court but not publicly docketed until late Tuesday.
The case has been assigned to Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of President Joe Biden.
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NEWS: Rep. Scott Perry is suing to block the Justice Department from accessing his phone, which FBI agents seized on Aug. 9.https://t.co/qMQmpT4rQF
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