Conservative Republicans request private data on top Democrats in retaliation for Jan. 6 investigation

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House Republicans Wednesday requested telecom and tech companies preserve phone records and data of top Democrats in retaliation for the Jan. 6 investigative committee doing the same for Republicans.

A number of right-wing legislators who are top supporters of former President Donald Trump, including Republican Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Matt Gaetz of Florida, and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, requested telecom companies such as AT&T and Big Tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter, and Apple preserve private and confidential data on prominent Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Vice President Kamala Harris, and members of “the Squad,” the group of left-wing members of the House.

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