Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., must disclose to federal prosecutors more than 1,600 text messages, emails and other communications related to the investigation into Donald Trump and his allies’ attempts to overturn the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found that the majority of the messages between Perry and other members of Congress, members of the Trump administration and allies outside of the government could not be concealed from prosecutors by the representative’s constitutional protections as a member of Congress, Politico reports.

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    I assume that they need them to be handed over through a legal process in order to be admissible in court.

    It is generally not allowed to use illegally obtained evidence in court.

    Yes, I know that it does happen, and people who can not afford effective legal representation get convinced

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      If he had illegal materials would they still “wait” and do him the courtesy of allowing him to retain possesion of his devices?