LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) signed off on a potential payday for Republican senators whose phone records were obtained in a Justice Department investigation. The potential legal windfall is part of the government funding bill President Donald Trump signed into law on Wednesday evening. AdvertisementA Democratic aide said Schumer fought to make sure the provision would also protect senators going forward, so it would shield Democratic senators from potential overreach by the Trump Justice Department. ), a former constitutional law professor, has said the new law gives Republican senators more rights than regular citizens. AdvertisementOther senators who could win millions in damages either have kept quiet or said they wouldn’t try to get the cash.
