Court Blocks Jack Smith’s Bid to Obtain Rep. Scott Perry’s FBI-Seized Phone Records

A federal appeals court has blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team from gaining access to seized phone records of Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.).

Special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, on Aug. 1, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

A federal appeals court has blocked special counsel Jack Smith’s team from gaining access to seized phone records of Trump ally Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), who has been fighting to keep the records protected.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling (pdf) on Sept. 5 that vacates parts of a lower court ruling that gave Mr. Smith’s prosecutors access to around 2,000 records from Mr. Perry’s phone.