According to the New York Times, Former White House Counsel Don McGahn and his wife were notified by Apple in May that their phone data was subpoenaed by the Trump Justice Department in 2018.
It is not clear if McGahn was under scrutiny or if someone else he was in contact with was targeted by the F.B.I.
The Justice Department subpoenaed McGahn and his wife’s information the same month the department requested Apple’s data on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses connected to members on the House Intelligence Committee, including chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Rep. Eric Swalwell.
The request also came a few weeks after Trump tried to pressure McGahn to cover up his request to fire then-special counsel Robert Mueller.
Apple was unable to notify McGahn about the subpoena of his records at the time due to gag orders.
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein were not aware of this request for information related to McGahn and his wife, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
Sessions and Rosenstein along with Former Attorney General Bill Barr have all said they were unaware of the subpoena from the Justice Department to Apple requesting metadata on lawmakers.
The Trump DOJ also sought to obtain email and phone records of reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN.
The DOJ internal watchdog will investigate the subpoena for documents on members of Congress and their families as well as the Trump administration seeking phone and email records of journalists.
