Thursday's arguments could lay the groundwork for a precedent-setting decision with significant impact on investigations of former President Donald Trump.
committed crimes in his efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election could be contained in the cellphones of several lawmakers and prominent businessmen. Whether federal investigators will be able to get their hands on it, however, is another question.
In August, federal law enforcement seized the cellphones of several high-profile Trump associates as part of a sweeping investigation by members ofinto the extent of his alleged role in inciting the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to remain in power. The ability to search those phones, however, remains in legal limbo as their owners have argued that any of their communications with the president were privileged and therefore not subject to legal scrutiny.
On Thursday, attorneys representing Pennsylvania Republican Representative Scott Perry—a top figure in the events of January 6—were scheduled to deliver arguments before a three-judge panel in the Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals. They will argue that any communications he might have had with the president or his staff was protected under the"speech or debate" clause in the Constitution that his attorneys claim protect him from the special counsel probe.
Pennsylvania Republican Representative Scott Perry and former President Donald Trump . On Thursday, attorneys representing Perry were scheduled to deliver arguments before a three-judge panel in the Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals that any communications he might have had with Trump or his staff was protected under the"speech or debate" clause in the Constitution.
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