Congressman Perry Gets Phone Back From FBI, Unclear About Motives Behind Seizure

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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry (R-Pa.) confirmed that he has received his cell phone back from the FBI after the agency had seized it a few days back.

On Aug. 9, a day after raiding former President Donald Trumpโ€™s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, FBI agents had taken Perryโ€™s phone as part of a separate investigation. At the time, Perry was traveling with his family. Speaking to โ€œCapitol Reportโ€ on NTD News, the GOP member confirmed that he has received his phone.

He is still uninformed as to why the phone was confiscated by the FBI. However, Perry was informed by his attorneys that he was not a target of the FBIโ€™s investigation.

After the seizure, Perry had blasted FBI agents for making no attempt to contact his lawyer who would have made arrangements to submit the phone if needed by the agency.

In a statement, Perry said that though he was outraged, he was โ€œnot surprisedโ€ that the FBI under the direction of Attorney General Merrick Garlandโ€™s Department of Justice would seize the phone of a sitting member of Congress.

Perry claimed that his phone contains information about political and legislative activities as well as private conversations with his family members, friends, and constituents, none of which is the โ€œgovernmentโ€™s business.โ€

โ€œDOJ chose this unnecessary and aggressive action instead of simply contacting my attorneys,โ€ the statement said. โ€œThese kinds of banana republic tactics should concern every citizen.โ€

Unprecedented Move

In an interview with NTD, Greg Shaffer, a retired FBI agent for the elite hostage rescue team, said that the FBI needs to have special permission to seize any property belonging to members of Congress, members of the clergy, attorneys, or other individuals who deal with privileged information. Seizing Perryโ€™s phone was a โ€œshow of forceโ€ by the Biden administration.

Byย Naveen Athrappully

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