Just broke by the New York Times and picked up by Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow:
Hunting Leaks, Trump Officials Focused on Democrats in Congress
As the Justice Department investigated who was behind leaks of classified information early in the Trump administration, it took a highly unusual step: Prosecutors subpoenaed Apple for data from the accounts of at least two Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, aides and family members. One was a minor.
Rachel had Adam Schiff on her program, on short notice. He was, in his quiet way, livid at this latest breach of government norms, called it an abuse of power, and wondered what Merrick Garland is doing about it all. Neither he nor Michael Schmidt, one of the reporters who broke the story, could say whether any Republican Congresspeople or staff were investigated.
But we do know that Trump had targeted Adam Schiff from the day he took office.
We also know that under Sessions, the investigation petered out and prosecutors wanted to close it. Then Bill Barr came along and revived it.
William P. Barr revived languishing leak investigations after he became attorney general a year later. He moved a trusted prosecutor from New Jersey with little relevant experience to the main Justice Department to work on the Schiff-related case and about a half-dozen others, according to three people with knowledge of his work who did not want to be identified discussing federal investigations.
Schiff sent out this tweet a little while ago:
Can we impeach Trump a third time? How about criminal abuse of office? How about Barr?
Friday, Jun 11, 2021 · 2:30:48 AM +00:00 · Dan K
NBC News has a new statement from Schiff:
Schiff calls for inquiry after report that Trump DOJ targeted Democrats in Congress
In a separate statement, Schiff said: "President Trump repeatedly and flagrantly demanded that the Department of Justice carry out his political will, and tried to use the Department as a cudgel against his political opponents and members of the media. It is increasingly apparent that those demands did not fall on deaf ears. The politicization of the Department and the attacks on the rule of law are among the most dangerous assaults on our democracy carried out by the former President."
And
Schiff said that although the inquiry appears to be closed, there should be an internal investigation.
"Though we were informed by the Department in May that this investigation is closed, I believe more answers are needed, which is why I believe the Inspector General should investigate this and other cases that suggest the weaponization of law enforcement by a corrupt president," he said in his statement.
Now I really wonder what Garland is up to.