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( NewsNation ) — Some Republican members of the U.S. House joined Democrats in criticizing a provision in the bill to reopen the government that would allow senators to sue the government if their phone records were examined as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation.

The provision in question would allow any senator to sue the federal government for up to $500,000 of taxpayer money if their phone records were investigated by special counsel Jack Smith during his investigation into Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021. It would retroactively make it illegal for any federal department or agency to take senators’ phone rec

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