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Savewith a NBCUniversal ProfileCreate your free profile or log in to save this articleNov. 14, 2025, 9:04 AM ESTBy Frank Thorp V and Julie TsirkinMost of the senators whose data was requested as part of the investigation that led to special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 probe have now distanced themselves from a provision included in the shutdown-ending bill, signed into law by President Donald Trump, that would let them sue the government for potentially millions of dollars for not notifying them when accessing their records.“I have no plans at this time” to sue, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., said in a statement shared with NBC News. “If I did sue, it would only be for the purpose of using the courts to expose the corrupt weaponization of federal law enforcement by the Biden and Obama administrations. With the full cooperation in our congressional investigations from the Trump DOJ and FBI, that shouldn’t be necessary.”Trump’s Justice Department gave Senate Republicans a document naming eight GOP Senators and one member of the House whose data was accessed as part of the Jan. 6 investigation. And under this new retroactive statute, which does not explicitly name Smith, the senators would be afforded a unique ability to sue the government and potentially rake in up to $500,000 for each “instance” of data collection. (The provision only applies to senators and would not apply if a senator were the target of a criminal investigation.)Several senators have already indicated that they won’t seek a payout.Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., says he will not sue the government by using the provision included in the government funding bill, even though his data was requested as part of the investigation that led to Smith’s investigation.“I am for accountability for Jack Smith and everyone complicit in this abuse of power,” Hagerty said in a post on X on Thursday. “I do not want and I am not seeking damages for myself paid for with taxpayer dollars.”Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., issued a statement calling the measure, which both Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate signed off on, “a bad idea.”“I think the Senate provision is a bad idea,” Hawley said, adding, “There needs to be accountability for the Biden DOJ’s outrageous abuse of the separation of powers, but the right way to do that is through public hearings, tough oversight, including of the complicit telecom companies, and prosecution where warranted.”A spokesperson for Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, told NBC News, “Senator Sullivan first learned about this provision when he and his staff were reading the bill to reopen the government. He does not plan on suing and is supportive of the House bill to repeal the provision.”Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., who earlier supported the provision, said in a new statement, “If the Senate votes on the bill to undo the Arctic Frost provision in the government funding bill, I will support the effort to reverse it.”“This fight is not about the money; it is about holding the left accountable for the worst weaponization of government in our nation’s history. If leftist politicians can go after President Trump and sitting members of Congress, they will not hesitate to go after American citizens,” she added.But Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he would “definitely” sue the government, telling reporters on Thursday, “It bothers the hell out of me and I’m going to sue, and I’m going to create opportunities for others to sue that weren’t in the Senate.”Earlier in the week, he said, “If you think I’m gonna settle this thing for a million dollars, no, I want to make it so painful no one ever does this again.”In a post on X on Thursday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., called for Jack Smith to be “DISBARRED and THROWN IN JAIL” — and if he isn’t, Tuberville said he will “sue the living hell out of every Biden official involved in this to make sure this NEVER happens to a conservative again.”A spokesperson for Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said the senator did not author the provision and “hasn’t really considered” whether she would sue for damages.The senators’ comments came after House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would hold a vote on the House floor to repeal the provision inserted by his Senate counterparts. Johnson told reporters this week that he was “shocked” and “angry” about the statute being “dropped in at the last minute” and that most House Republicans wanted to reverse it, as he communicated to Senate Majority Leader John Thune.It’s not yet clear what will happen in the Senate, where a GOP aide said the language was a “member-driven provision”. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said it was Thune who “inserted that in the bill to provide real teeth to the prohibition on the Department of Justice targeting Senators.” A Democratic aide told NBC News that Schumer “fought to make the provision prospective to protect his members from a corrupt and out-of-control DOJ” under Attorney General Pam Bondi.Thune’s office declined to comment.The eight Republican senators whose phone “tolling records” were accessed were: Ron Johnson of Wisconsin; Lindsey Graham of South Carolina; Bill Hagerty of Tennessee; Josh Hawley of Missouri; Dan Sullivan of Alaska; Tommy Tuberville of Alabama; Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming; and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.Frank Thorp VFrank Thorp V is a producer and off-air reporter covering Congress for NBC News, managing coverage of the Senate.Julie TsirkinJulie Tsirkin is a correspondent covering Capitol Hill.
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Oct. 1, 2025, 10:41 PM EDT / Updated Oct. 1, 2025, 10:54 PM EDTBy Babak DehghanpishehThe Israeli navy on Wednesday intercepted an aid flotilla bound for Gaza that was being closely watched around the world through its social media posts, according to activists within the flotilla. The Global Sumud Flotilla is made up of about 50 boats and 500 activists, including the prominent environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg. The press officer for the flotilla, Hasina Kathrada, said nine ships had been intercepted by early Thursday local time. “Prior to illegally boarding the ships, it appears as though the Israeli naval vessels intentionally damaged ship communications, in an attempt to block distress signals and stop the live-stream of their illegal boat boarding,” the press office for the flotilla said in a statement. “In addition to the boats confirmed to be intercepted, live-stream coverage and communication has been lost with multiple other boats.”The fleet has been beset by a number of incidents, including explosions, harassment by drones and jamming of communications, which activists say appeared to have been attempts to hinder the ships’ movements.The goal of the activists has been to deliver a symbolic aid package and send a message by breaking through the Israeli naval blockade and getting to the Gaza Strip. Greg Stoker, an American veteran aboard one of the boats, said around a dozen naval vessels with their transponders off had approached them while they were about 70 or 80 nautical miles from the Gaza coast. “They are currently hailing our vessels, telling us to turn off our engines and await further instructions, or our boats will be seized and we will face the consequences,” Stoker, wearing a red life jacket, said in a shaky video posted on Instagram.A video posted on a Telegram media account associated with the flotilla appears to show one of its ships being sprayed with water with an on-screen caption saying the vessel is being “water canoned.” Another post on the Telegram channel said one of the ships had “been deliberately rammed at sea.”The Israel Defense Forces did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry posted on X that the only purpose of the flotilla was “provocation.” “Israel has informed the flotilla that it is approaching an active combat zone and violating a lawful naval blockade. Israel reiterated the offer to transfer any aid peacefully through safe channels to Gaza,” the post said. A ship, from right, known as the “Family” and is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, is anchored off the coast of the village of Sidi Bou Said, on Sept. 9, 2025.Fethi Belaid / AFP via Getty ImagesA separate X post by the foreign ministry shows a video of Thunberg pulling a white shirt over a black T-shirt and keffiyeh while she is seated next to a kneeling person in military garb. The flotilla was intercepted as Israeli forces continue their devastating assault on Gaza City, where scores of people have been killed in recent days and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. Deaths from starvation have also continued to rise, according to Palestinian health officials.Israel launched its offensive in Gaza after the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, when 1,200 people were killed and around 250 were taken hostage, marking a major escalation in a decadeslong conflict.In the nearly two years since, Palestinian health officials say, more than 65,000 people have been killed in Gaza, including thousands of children, while much of the enclave has been reduced to rubble.The boats in the flotilla were sailing in international waters north of Egypt on Wednesday and had entered what activists and others called a “danger zone” or “high risk zone.” While it is still in international waters, it is an area where the Israeli navy has stopped other boats trying to break its blockade in the past and which the flotilla has been warned not to cross.The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea stipulates that a state has jurisdiction only up to 12 nautical miles from its shores. In general, states don’t have the right to seize ships in international waters, though armed conflict is an exception.People whom the IDF detained from Gaza-bound flotillas this summer were detained only a few days, but this time could be different, said Miriam Azem, the international advocacy coordinator for Adalah, a human rights organization and legal center. “We’ve seen a few threats by officials that this time around we might be looking at more prolonged detention. All of these threats are completely unsubstantiated, but we wouldn’t put anything past Israeli authorities in this regard,” Azem said in a phone interview. Her group will most likely provide legal representation for many of the activists in the Sumud flotilla who could be detained.“The scale of this, of this flotilla, which really challenges the blockade in a way that hasn’t challenged the blockade before, it makes it really hard to predict how authorities will respond, and we’re not even past the point of all interceptions are over,” Azem said. “It’s still very much unfolding as we speak.”Babak DehghanpishehBabak Dehghanpisheh is an NBC News Digital international editor based in New York.The Associated Press contributed.
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