"Cruz's phone records were ultimately not analyzed as part of Smith's Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigation because AT&T did not comply with the subpoena, according to a source directly familiar with the situation. Between the lines: The disclosure makes Cruz the ninth Republican senator for whom the Justice Department sought phone records, according to a copy of a subpoena obtained by Axios."
"What he's saying: " Arctic Frost was the Biden administration's 21st-century digital Watergate," Cruz said in a statement to Axios. "They weaponized the DOJ and FBI to try to access records on me, President Trump, and other political opponents of the Democrat Party," Cruz said. "It was intentional, targeted political spying that likely went to the very highest levels of the administration - demonstrating utter contempt for the Constitution and separation of powers - and there should be the broadest possible investigations and accountability.""
AT&T's noncompliance with a subpoena meant Senator Ted Cruz's phone records were not reviewed in Special Counsel Smith's Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigation. The subpoena made Cruz the ninth Republican senator for whom the Justice Department sought phone records, covering Jan. 4–7, 2021. The request sought names, addresses and detailed records of inbound and outbound calls, text messages, direct connect and voicemail messages. Cruz called the effort political spying and accused the DOJ and FBI of being weaponized. The House Judiciary Committee requested Smith to testify amid increased scrutiny of Smith and parallel probes into critics of Trump.
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