Rep. Scott Perry’s Seized Cell Phone Records Reveal Communications with Executive Branch Officials During 2020 Election

A newly released court document has revealed that the seized cell phone of Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry contained 930 records of communications with executive branch officials around the 2020 presidential election. According to Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the DC District Court, the records demonstrate that Rep. Perry “welcomed, rather than resisted, and indeed often initiated” these communications.

In a 51-page decision unsealed Friday, Chief Judge Howell revealed that Rep. Perry had requested to shield 2,219 files from the Jan. 6 committee investigating former President Donald Trump and his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. However, he quietly dropped that suit in October while continuing to assert that the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause should shield it from investigators.

Chief Judge Howell noted the “powerful public interest in accessing these judicial records” and emphasized that the records should be made available to prosecutors. It is unclear what the records contain, but it is known that Rep. Perry had been in contact with President Donald Trump and powerful Trump backers around the 2020 election.

The release of the court document has raised questions about Rep. Perry’s involvement in the 2020 election and his attempts to shield records from investigators. It remains to be seen what the records will reveal and how they will affect the investigation into the 2020 election.