Senators can sue for $500,000 over data seizures

A new legislative provision allows senators to sue if federal law enforcement obtains their data without notifying them, with damages of $500,000 per violation. This follows the Justice Department’s investigation into President Trump’s actions around January 6, 2021, which included seizing call records from several GOP senators. Lawmakers criticized the Biden administration for allegedly weaponizing the Justice Department. The bill mandates service providers notify Senate offices of such data requests unless the senator is a criminal investigation target.

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