Privacy/Surveillance

AT&T told Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley it received a Jan. 23, 2023 grand‑jury subpoena from Special Counsel Jack Smith, processed the nondisclosure‑gagged request and produced then‑House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s personal cellphone toll records after its processing center did not realize the number belonged to a member of Congress, correcting an earlier denial. The disclosure is tied to Smith’s “Arctic Frost” election probe — his lawyers say the subpoenas sought only toll‑record metadata for Jan. 4–7, 2021 — and has prompted GOP outrage, calls for investigations, and legislative moves on notice and redress.