Senators Probe Verizon Over 2023 Smith Subpoena for 44 Members' Phone Records
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 31
Senators Probe Verizon Over 2023 Smith Subpoena for 44 Members' Phone Records
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 31
Summary
A Senate inquiry has widened to Verizon after the carrier failed to disclose a May 25, 2023 subpoena tied to Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost probe that swept up phone records linked to 44 members of Congress.
Grassley and 15 other senators want Verizon to explain when it knew senators were affected, who inside the company was told, and why the subpoena was omitted from an October 2023 records search until Verizon cited “human error” in 2025.
The dispute centers on Verizon’s disclosure and notification duties, not just compliance: senators say two Senate Sergeant-at-Arms numbers were included and are asking for internal records from May 2023 to October 2025.
Documents previously provided to Grassley showed Verizon complied with Smith’s request while AT&T resisted, though both carriers were under one-year gag orders signed by Judge James Boasberg.
Verizon has until Aug. 13 to respond as Republicans intensify scrutiny of Smith’s election-interference investigation and its use of lawmakers’ metadata and text-message records.