Scott Perry Sues To Block DOJ From Accessing Contents Of His Cell Phone

[lastroth]

@occamscoin

Scott Perry’s phone was seized as part of the department of justice office of inspector general’s investigation into the attempted coup where Jeffy Clark was to be installed as acting attorney general. Scott Perry had nothing to do with that, as far as we know. Now, the Jan 6th stuff he thought he might need a pardon for… that would be a different investigation by a different department of DoJ.

Is someone going for the record of how many departments in the DoJ are involved with investigating you?

[docd]

I thought that as well. I’m skeptical that the debate clause is intended to protect every action taken by a member of Congress.

[dannydorko]

Perry claimed the FBI made “no attempt to contact my lawyer, who would have made arrangements for them to have my phone if that was their wish.”

"It would also have given me a chance to sanitize my phone before handing it over to the FBI."

[edhedh]

@occamscoin

A little squirmy and sweaty, this witness is.

Yeah, but a witness can turn into a target when they self-incriminate.

[eaharrison]

I wish the article specified whether it was his PERSONAL phone – which, frankly, he has every right to be upset about – or his WORK phone – which is NOT his property. I hope it’s his work phone, which is only supposed to be used related to his job (see Strozk, Peter).

[eaharrison]

The Speech and Debate clause was generally interpreted as to whatever you say on the floor of the House or Senate, a member of Congress can’t be sued. Which is how Joe McCarthy was able to slander people for a decade before dying in the drunk tank at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

[theod]

Just another fascist who thinks Law 'n Order doesn’t apply to him.
Just Comply. If this idea is good enough for the browns, it’s good enough for you.

- YouTube

[theod]

Cruel irony that the anti-Marxist dies in a socialist hospital.

[bcgister]

@eaharrison

I hope it’s his work phone, which is only supposed to be used related to his job (see Strozk, Peter).

Perry’s a congresscritter, Strozk was a USG employee at DoJ.
I don’t think congress provides members with recallable phones whose use is governed in the same way as those in executive branch offices.

[coimmigrant]

@docd

I’m skeptical that the debate clause is intended to protect every action taken by a member of Congress.

It isn’t, and so far the courts have imposed limits. But Graham is pushing well beyond the boundaries and with the current majority on the Supreme Court there’s no guarantee.

There’s a good discussion here: Speech and Debate Privilege

@eaharrison

[ralph_vonholst]

Profiles in Scourge.

[eaharrison]

Sorry, no. A government-issued phone is the property of the government. Doesn’t matter what job title they hold.

[g_k]

In the immortal words of Ned Beatty “partner” in “Deliverance” - “Squeal like a pig, boy!”

[moistenedbink]

I’m old enough to remember when Scott Perry said " I could’ve gotten rid of the phone on any single occasion over the last year and a half. There’s nothing on there that I’m concerned about regarding legality or morality or anything like that,” said Congressman Perry.

[pshah]

Now see…if he were a smarter man and considering how intimately he was involved in trying to overturn the results of the election, he should have pre-emptively sued DoJ to prevent them from getting to his porn stash, dic pics, and, oh yeah, all that insurrection correspondence.

[dicktater]

they gave him 1.5 yrs to do that

[ivh]

Tough shit, MAGA retard. If you don’t want DoJ marauding thru your phone records … DON’T DO TREASON

[edhedh]

@occamscoin

Scott Perry’s phone was seized as part of the department of justice office of inspector general’s investigation into the attempted coup where Jeffy Clark was to be installed as acting attorney general. Scott Perry had nothing to do with that, as far as we know.

Perry was in it up to his eyeballs. They’ve got the texts to Meadows.

[alyoshakaramazov1]

@occamscoin

prosecutors told Perry that he is a witness, not a target of their inquiry .

Imagine a political party being in such a state, that the best news you can hear is that you’re only a witness, not a target.

Such is the state of TFG.

Totally land-locked.

Not one river nor even a lake.

Just cesspool after cesspool after cesspool after cesspool…

[coimmigrant]

@moistenedbink

There’s nothing on there that I’m concerned about regarding legality

Recent events may have broadened his understanding of legality.

@pshah

his porn stash, dic pics,

That wasn’t a problem until the Supreme Court nullified the constitutional right to privacy.