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So, Maddie, you know, it's been very unusual.

It's been a lot of news coming out over the past week or so.

First, it was about, course journalists having you know their phone records

subpoena get court orders trying to find their sources then we hear that members of Congress not only are themselves

having their metadata seized by law enforcement, but their associates, some of even

minors are having their metadata seized,

essentially people who were connected to Congressman Chiff or Congressman Swallwell,

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