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Anderson Cooper 360

Trump DOJ requested data on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses from Apple

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The Department of Justice under former President Trump demanded metadata from Apple on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses, the company said.  It was part of the DOJ’s leak investigation that targeted Democratic members of Congress, staffers and their families. One target of the investigation was House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who held a briefing today with fellow Democrats. A source tells CNN the Democratic committee members were “animated” in trying to figure out who at the DOJ and in the Trump administration were behind the effort to seize their records. Rep. Jim Himes is a member of the committee. He joins AC360 to discuss the latest in the investigation and whether or not he thinks any of his records were seized. Plus, former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe knows what it’s like to be the subject of a leak investigation. He tells AC360 “when you see that the machinery of the Department of Justice has been activated against you and they’re actively trying to throw you in jail, it is absolutely terrifying.” Airdate: June 11, 2021   Guests: Rep. Jim Himes Andrew McCabe To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

A gross abuse of power.

0:03.8

John Berman here in for Anderson, that's how Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today

0:07.7

characterized the revelation first reported in the New York Times that the Trump Justice

0:12.1

Department sought computer data on two Democratic lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee,

0:17.2

one of whom was his current chairman Adam Schiff, also staff and family members.

0:21.2

And we have new reporting tonight on just how broad the scope of it was.

0:25.6

But before going any further, we should just get a few things straight.

0:28.7

Even though the headline reads, hunting leaks, Trump officials focused on Democrats

0:32.5

in Congress, the reporting strongly suggests this was no routine leak investigation.

0:38.5

None of this was even remotely normal.

0:41.8

As we learned last night what the DOJ did was nearly unprecedented and who untargeted,

0:46.6

nor is this normal.

0:48.7

As Congressman Schiff was being investigated fruitlessly, it seems.

0:52.0

The nation's chief executive was conducting a public vendetta against him, which continued

0:56.4

straight through the end of his turn.

1:00.7

Little pencil neck.

1:03.2

Adam Schiff got the smallest in his neck I've ever seen.

1:07.1

I saw a little Schifty Schiff yesterday.

1:10.3

You Schifty Schiff?

1:11.3

How did you do it?

1:13.3

Schifty Schiff.

1:14.3

Okay, Schiff, you know, the world's most dishonest politician.

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