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Major phone carriers reveal Jack Smith’s subpoenas for Republican senators’ records
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FIRST ON FOX: Two major phone carriers took sharply different paths when former special counsel Jack Smith’s team subpoenaed phone records tied to Republican lawmakers in 2023, according to the redacted subpoenas and letters first shared with Fox News Digital.
The documents, provided by the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, reveal Verizon’s compliance and AT&T’s resistance when faced with Smith’s requests, which were part of Arctic Frost, the FBI probe that led to Smith bringing election charges against President Donald Trump.
The 12 phone numbers on the subpoena to Verizon are redacted and replaced by Grassley’s office with the names of the lawmakers associated with them. They include one House member and 10 senators, including Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fl., whose name was not previously reported.
AT&T received a similar request, according to a second subpoena. The company told Grassley the subpoenaed phone records were associated with two lawmakers, including Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, according to a source directly familiar with the matter. The source said AT&T declined to disclose the second person.
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Jack Smith, then-special counsel, speaks during a news conference in Washington, Aug. 1, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Accompanying the two subpoenas were gag orders, signed by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of Washington, D.C., that directed the two phone companies not to disclose the subpoenas to the lawmakers for one year. Prosecutors can seek such gag orders to temporarily keep investigative matters confidential.
The phone companies also wrote letters to Grassley, first shared with Fox News Digital, explaining how they handled the subpoenas they received, revealing two different approaches.
Verizon justified complying with the subpoenas, saying they were «facially valid» and contained only phone numbers, not names. Verizon said that with the «benefit of hindsight» and recent discussions with the Senate Sergeant at Arms, which handles congressional phone services, it has modified its policies so that it puts up more of a challenge to law enforcement requests pertaining to Congress members.
AT&T, meanwhile, did not comply with the subpoenas.
«When AT&T raised questions with Special Counsel Smith’s office concerning the legal basis for seeking records of members of Congress, the Special Counsel did not pursue the subpoena further, and no records were produced,» David Chorzempa, general counsel for AT&T, wrote.
Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks at a press conference on the Arctic Frost probe with other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, 2025. (REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon)
The release of copies of the subpoenas and new details from phone companies comes after Grassley published earlier this month a one-page FBI document indicating the existence of the subpoenas and naming most of the senators. They included Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn, Josh Hawley, Lindsey Graham, Bill Hagerty, Dan Sullivan, Tommy Tuberville, Ron Johnson and Cynthia Lummis.
Cruz later revealed that he was in the mix, and Scott announced on Thursday that he too was a target.
Grassley said Wednesday that Smith’s subpoena to Verizon included Cruz’s office’s landline. In Verizon’s letter to Grassley, it noted that there were no records to give Smith pertaining to the landline request.
The two subpoenas to Verizon and AT&T sought toll records for a four-day period surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. They did not include the contents of phone calls or messages, which would require a warrant, but they did include «[call] detail records for inbound and outbound calls, text messages, direct connect, and voicemail messages» and phone number subscriber and payment information.
News of the subpoenas sparked an outcry from the senators, who claimed Smith improperly spied on them and that Arctic Frost was «worse» than the Watergate scandal. The lawmakers have raised numerous constitutional concerns, including claims that the subpoenas violated the speech and debate clause, which gives lawmakers an added layer of immunity from investigations.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, noted he has faced media scrutiny of his own, but said issues can be resolved in civil court. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Smith, in response, said in a letter through his lawyers that he mentioned subpoenaing senators’ phone records in his public, final special counsel report and that the subpoenas were narrowly tailored to the four-day period and «entirely proper.»
Smith has asked House and Senate lawmakers to allow him to testify before them in a public hearing to speak about his special counsel work. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, however, wants to question Smith behind closed doors and Grassley has said he needs more information before he hosts Smith in a public setting.
The DOJ has issued subpoenas for lawmakers’ information in the past, but former inspector general Michael Horowitz cautioned against it except in limited circumstances in a report published last year, saying that doing so «risks chilling Congress’s ability to conduct oversight of the executive branch.»
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Horowitz’s warning came in response to the first Trump administration subpoenaing phone records of Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and then-Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and dozens of congressional staffers from both parties as part of an investigation into classified information being leaked to the media.
Despite enjoying additional constitutional protections, members of Congress can still be investigated and prosecuted. Former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s phone records were seized while he was serving in office. Menendez is now serving in prison after being found guilty by a jury last year of corruption charges.
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Elecciones en Nueva York: en un enorme revés para Trump, Zohran Mamdani se anotó un contundente triunfo
Andrew Cuomo, candidato a la alcaldía de Nueva York, llega a votar a un centro de votación en Nueva York. Foto BloombergINTERNACIONAL
Economic anxiety keys Dem sweep in high-stakes races as left leverages voter frustration
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Democrats claimed victory in a trio of high-stakes elections that largely focused on economic anxiety and affordability issues.
New Jersey Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli in the New Jersey governor’s race, while former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican challenger Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia gubernatorial race. In the Empire State, Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani claimed victory over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
The three sweeps come as Republicans worked to make inroads in the historically liberal or left-leaning jurisdictions, including campaigning on lowering taxes.
In all three elections, the economy and affordability were top concerns, according to polling data, with the liberal candidates leaning into blaming the White House for economic anxiety.
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New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani speaks during an interview on Fox News’ «The Story with Martha MacCallum,» Oct. 15, 2025, in New York City. (Evan Agostini/Invision/The Associated Press)
In New Jersey, voters reported that the state’s notoriously high taxes and the economy were their top issues heading into the polling stations, according to Fox News Voter Poll data. In Virginia, half of voters reported that the economy was their top issue, more than double the number who reported healthcare as their top concern, according to Fox polling data.
In New York City, affordability was by far voters’ top concern, according to Fox News Voter Poll data, with Mamdani notching a significant win over his challengers. Mamdani ran on policies such as city-run groceries to lower food costs, eliminating bus fares, implementing rent freezes on rent-stabilized units and other affordable housing proposals.
Voters responded by voting for Democrats following President Donald Trump’s decisive win over former Vice President Kamala Harris just more than a year ago in a federal election that also focused on the economy amid spiraling inflation woes.
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger celebrates as she takes the stage during her election night rally at the Greater Richmond Convention Center Nov. 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Trump and other conservatives have railed against Mamdani as a «communist» who threatens New York City’s massive economy and a symbol of American capitalism, while left-wing supporters have championed he will ease the cost burden on residents facing sky-high rent, taxes and food costs.
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«Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor,» Trump wrote on Truth Social in June. «We’ve had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous. He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he’s not very smart.»
The trio of high-profile Democrats who won their elections campaigned in part against Trump administration policies and affordability woes.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New Jersey, checks-in to cast her ballot at a polling location inside Hillside Elementary School in Montclair, New Jersey, Nov. 4, 2025. (John Lamparski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«Donald Trump needs to answer directly to Virginians on why he is actively cutting Virginia jobs and hurting the Virginia economy,» Spanberger said in October. «The Trump Administration has taken a sledgehammer approach to governing that has hurt Virginia’s workers, businesses, and economy.»
Sherrill pitched the current economy as a «catastrophe,» including claiming Trump’s tariffs would be disastrous.
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«Donald Trump just implemented the biggest tax increase in my lifetime — an economic catastrophe for New Jersey families,» Sherrill said in April as Trump announced increased tariffs on foreign nations. «This will raise costs to the tune of almost $4,000 per year, and many companies have already announced layoffs. No wonder the Wall Street Journal called it the ‘dumbest trade war in history.’»
New Jersey, a historically deep blue state, was viewed as the most likely to potentially flip red after the 2024 federal election showed Trump made inroads with Garden State voters, including flipping five counties to the GOP.
President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women’s or girls’ sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
Following Spanberger’s win Tuesday, she celebrated that she will reinvigorate the Old Dominion State’s economy.
«Virginia chose pragmatism over partisanship,» Spanberger said. «We chose our commonwealth over chaos.»
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«You all chose leadership that will focus relentlessly on what matters most — lowering costs, keeping our communities safe and strengthening our economy for every Virginian,» she said.
Trump responded to the Democrat wins Tuesday with a quote from pollsters that the ongoing government shutdown was partially due to the Republican losses.
«‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’ according to Pollsters,» Trump posted on Truth Social.
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Zohran Mamdani: quién es el inmigrante musulmán izquierdista que revolucionó Nueva York y ganó la alcaldía
Nueva York eligió a Zohran Mamdani como su alcalde, este martes. Con el 88% escrutado, el legislador de 34 años obtenía el 50,3% de los votos, seguido por Cuomo (41,6%) y Sliwa (7%).
Es una victoria para el ala progresista del Partido Demócrata. Ahora, Mamdani debe navegar las interminables demandas de la ciudad más grande de Estados Unidos y cumplir con promesas de campaña ambiciosas.
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Zohran Mamdani: un insólito adversario de Trump en Nueva York
Joven, sin gran experiencia política, inmigrante africano, musulmán, declarado “socialista” y marcadamente pro-palestino. Zohran Mamdani, el inesperado ganador de la interna del Partido Demócrata y ahora electo alcalde, revolucionó el tablero político de Nueva York, una de las ciudades más progresistas de los Estados Unidos.
Mamdani es la antítesis de todo lo que representa hoy Donald Trump. Pero sus posturas radicales, con las que capturó la atención del voto joven y migrante, comienzan a asustar al ala moderada o más inclinada a la derecha del partido.
Sus propuestas políticas parecen sacadas del manual de la izquierda latinoamericana: congelamiento de alquileres, transporte y jardines maternales gratuitos, dignidad para los trabajadores y una serie de ideas de elevado perfil social, como la creación de supermercados populares administrados por la alcaldía, que llevaron al presidente a calificarlo de «lunático comunista 100%“. Zohran Mamdani ganó la interna demócrata (Foto: REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado)
Una verdad política implacable sostiene que el ganador de la interna demócrata neoyorquina tiene asegurado su acceso a la alcaldía. Los demócratas suelen derrotar con facilidad a los republicanos en esta ciudad cosmopolita y que le dio la espalda a Trump en las últimas elecciones presidenciales. La diferencia suele ser de 6 a 1 a favor de los demócratas sobre sus rivales republicanos.
A simple vista, Mamdani partía como favorito para las elecciones locales. Pero había una luz roja encendida que titila en su camino. Su vehemente posicionamiento a la izquierda y con un respaldo firme a la causa palestina, generó una enorme desconfianza en el propio electorado demócrata inclinado hacia la derecha del partido. Se estima que en la ciudad viven unos 960.000 miembros de la comunidad judía, el 12% de la población neoyorquina que mira con absoluto estupor la adhesión de Mamdani a la campaña “Free Palestine”.
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¿Por qué un radical de izquierda ganó la interna demócrata?
Mamdani ganó las internas, y ahora la alcaldía, porque supo llegar a los jóvenes con sus propuestas para abaratar los carísimos alquileres que se cobran en la ciudad. Además, captó la atención de las comunidades latinas, con populares videos en español en redes sociales en los que él mismo se presentó como migrante en momentos en que decenas de miles de hispanos son deportados a sus países de origen.
Pero también les habló a los votantes en urdú, el idioma que hablan la mayoría de los migrantes indios y paquistaníes, sin descuidar la campaña en inglés dirigida a las clases medias a la que le cuesta cada vez más quedarse a vivir en la ciudad por los elevados costos de los alquileres. A los ricos solo les prometió que le cobraría más impuestos. En síntesis, supo forjar una nueva coalición política multirracial.
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“Mamdani parecía estar en todas partes”, resumió la columnista del Washington Post, Karen Tumulty. En un artículo de opinión publicado en junio, escribió que el joven dirigente de origen ugandés “identificó correctamente” los problemas que hacen cada vez más inaccesible vivir en esta ciudad, más allá de que “sus políticas pueden no ser la solución» a la crisis.
“Lo más importante que los demócratas del establishment deberían aprender de Mamdani es la lección que ofrece al abordar lo que probablemente sea el mayor problema del partido: reconectarse con los votantes más jóvenes”, indicó Tumulty.
Para la analista política, “entrar en pánico por un candidato que se autodenomina socialista no es la solución. En cambio, los demócratas deberían analizar detenidamente su propia imagen y comprender por qué, en lugar de mirar hacia el futuro, siguen presentando figuras imperfectas e inaceptables de un pasado no tan glorioso”, afirmó.
Pero el fenómeno Mamdani parece ser solo local. En general, Nueva York suele tener un ecosistema político propio. Sus alcaldes nunca llegan a tener una gran proyección nacional, como les sucedió por ejemplo a Rudy Giuliani, Mike Bloomberg o Bill de Blasio.
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