House Democrat says his phone calls with a state legislator was wiretapped by FBI

Virginia Democrat says DOJ wiretapped phone calls with state Senate leader

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said Thursday that the FBI and Justice Department (DOJ) informed him they had wiretapped his past phone conversations with a Virginia state lawmaker. Subramanyam’s office shared photos of two letters he said he received from the agencies, dated from July and August, notifying him they monitored some of his calls with…

Sep 4, 2026

House Democrat says his phone calls with a state legislator was wiretapped by FBI

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said Thursday he was informed by the Department of Justice that his phone calls with a Virginia state legislator in the spring were wiretapped. Why it matters: The Democratic congressman is casting the tap as part of a pattern of the DOJ targeting President Trump's political enemies , calling the incident "deeply concerning." "They have politically investigated multiple states' Attorneys General and the former FBI director. Now they admit they have surveilled conve

Sep 3, 2026