WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — The Justice Department on Friday made public a search warrant it used to obtain Sen. Richard M. Burr’s cellphone in 2020 as part of an investigation into his stock trades at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The department released the search warrant and accompanying affidavit in response to a lawsuit brought by the Los Angeles Times. The Times first reported in May 2020 that federal agents, relying on a search warrant, had obtained Burr’s cellphone as part of their investigation. The Justice Department confirmed in its court filings on Friday that it dropped that investigation in January 2021. Howell last month ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the materials and explain why parts of it should remain sealed.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 18, 2022 14:56 UTC