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On the recordNovember 19, 2025
You have an independent, coequal branch of the government whose members were, through illegal means, having their phone records acquired, spied on if you will, through a weaponized Biden Justice Department. That to me demands some accountability.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune defends the provision allowing senators to sue the government regarding phone record investigations.

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