The surveillance op was secret for years and included a grand jury subpoena and a search warrant both asking for all kinds of info (including any private text messages over encrypted apps like iMessage, WhatsApp and Signal), as well as multiple metadata surveillance orders.
Thomas Brewster
🚨 NEW 🚨 The Justice Department gagged Apple from talking about surveillance on a senior Republican staffer that's been going on for at least the last three years.
Apple fought the non-disclosure orders and won. It's now informed the target.
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The DOJ served Apple with repeated gag orders related to extensive surveillance of a senior Republican Congressional staffer in a Qatari-influence investigation.
