Ruh row.
Notification to the Speaker of the House from the Sergeant at Arms, Susan Cole, reading clerk:
I was convinced that an insurrectionist Republican was the target. According to Punchbowl reporting, a Democrat fucked around and found out. I have not seen this confirmed by any other source. Rumors are still flying. The subpoena is supposed to be secret, and Sherman did not reveal his source, as the DOJ and the House of Representatives have made no announcements.
From Newsweek:
Neither the DOJ nor the Office of the Sergeant at Arms has confirmed what the subpoena is related to, leading to social media speculation. None of theories circulating online could be independently verified by Newsweek.
A DOJ spokesperson declined to comment when reached by Newsweek Monday afternoon.
"Keep in mind, Rep Scott Perry's communications seized pursuant to a search warrant in 2022 were JUST finally released to Jack Smith's office after a prolonged 'speech or debate' privilege battle that Perry mostly lost. I wonder if this new subpoena is related," wrote the Mueller, She Wrote podcast account on X, formerly Twitter.
Perry's cell phone was seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in August 2022 as part of the investigation into the attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The Republican congressman from Pennsylvania has not been charged with any crimes.