Verizon recently received a subpoena to release cell phone communication records of individuals involved in the January 6 riot at the United State Capitol. The House Select Committee in charge of investigating the event has sent out the subpoena to those who have been alleged in organizing and encouraging the crowd that disputed the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Since the event was highly televised, the people who were responsible for the event have been identified. Investigators, however, are collecting further evidence to identify who the real instigators are. At the same time, they are trying to figure out exactly what happened that resulted in the storming of the Capitol.
As reported by Phone Arena, Verizon’s subpoenas aim for “a range of records that include materials dealing with the planning, funding, and participation in the events and bus tours; social media activity of associated entities; and communications with or involvement of Trump Administration officials and lawmakers.”
The individuals alleged to be involved in the event have received a letter from the carrier, informing them that the Committee will be investigating their phone records. They have also filed a lawsuit against the motion and argued that it would be “unconstitutional” for the wireless carrier to disclose this information to the Committee.
“If Congress wanted to know anything more about the plaintiffs’ narrow intersection with the events it is allegedly investigating, it needed only have asked. Instead, Congress pivoted to Verizon, the telecommunications carrier for each of the Plaintiffs, to indiscriminately demand detailed information about their accounts, contacts, political associates, and locations over a three-month period that greatly exceeds the short window of time about which Congress questioned the plaintiffs.”
Other than Verizon, there are around 34 more telecommunication and social media companies that have received a subpoena for messaging and call records.
Source: Phone Arena
