Reports in early October 2025 indicate that Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election recently obtained the phone records of nine Republican lawmakers from January 2021. The FBI used court orders to obtain "toll records" (call logs), not the content of calls. New evidence submitted Lawmaker phone records: Several news outlets, including CNN and NBC, reported on October 6 and 8, 2025, that the FBI obtained phone records for eight Republican senators and one Republican House member. Congressional outrage: Republican leaders and senators voiced anger at the revelation, calling it a "political weaponization" of the government. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced plans to investigate the matter. FBI personnel action: In response, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that agents involved in the probe had been fired, though he did not specify how many. Status of Trump's federal cases Election interference case: The special counsel's criminal probe into Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election was dropped in November 2024 after Trump won a second term as president. This was based on the Department of Justice policy that a sitting president cannot face federal prosecution. Final report: Following the case's dismissal, Smith resigned from the Justice Department in January 2025 after submitting a final report on his investigation. The first volume of the report was publicly released in mid-January 2025 and stated that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction. Classified documents case: This case was also dropped in November 2024. It had been delayed by a July 2024 ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who tossed out the charges by ruling that Smith was unlawfully appointed. While the DOJ appealed, the case was ultimately dismissed when Trump returned to office. The second volume of Smith's report detailing his investigation into the classified documents case remains sealed. Read Jack Smith’s unsealed court filing that says Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after 2020 election | PBS News https://share.google/oz94LozVIEuyZnrBh Beloud