Former lawyer Donald Trump’s campaign, Sydney Powell, is suing Verizon in an effort to block a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Capitol riot which seeks to obtain records of her communications, CBS 11 reports.
According to Powell’s lawsuit, her communications are protected by attorney-client privilege and the committee has no “valid legislative purpose” for the request. She also claims the subpoena violates her constitutional rights.
From CBS 11:
Furthermore, the suit argues, the subpoena violates the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by seeking “contents of a communication while in electronic storage” without the authorization of either the subject or the law.
The suit then argues that the enforcement of the subpoena would deprive her of the opportunity to “review the proposed disclosure and assert applicable privileges,” which allegedly violates both federal and state rules concerning evidence.
The subpoena is also alleged to violate Powell’s First Amendment rights to freedom of association by being too broad in scope and because it does not “advance a sufficiently important governmental interest to permit its enforcement.”
The lack of a valid legislative purpose, Powell’s suit claims, also means that the subpoena violates her Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures and her right to privacy.
Read more at CBS 11.
