John Kennedy Goes Nuclear Over Jack Smith Allegedly Monitoring GOP Senators’ Phones

Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy expressed outrage on Tuesday over former special counsel Jack Smith allegedly monitoring the communications of multiple Republican senators.

While Kennedy was not on the list of those reportedly affected, Smith allegedly monitored the phone calls and personal messages of Republican senators, including Josh Hawley of Missouri, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, during his probe of President Donald Trump’s efforts to contest the 2020 presidential election outcome, Fox News reported on Monday. Kennedy said on Fox Business’ “The Bottom Line” that he was horrified by the allegations and demanded answers.

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“When I first heard about this story, I thought it was satire. I thought it was some nonsense on TikTok. I’m appalled. It’s unconscionable. It really is breathtaking,” Kennedy said. “This is a special counsel of the Department of Justice who sought and received the phone records of eight sitting United States senators. The telephone companies just turned them over.”