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Trump’s DOJ secretly obtained records of his FBI pick Kash Patel, lawmakers, staffers and media in leak investigation

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The Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from two members of Congress and 43 staffers.

Kash Patel , President-elect Donald Trump ’s pick to lead the FBI , was targeted during leak investigations.

The report raises concerns about how the department tried to root out reporters’ sources from a bipartisan list of federal employees who had access to classified information.