What federal law is Kevin McCarthy citing when he threatens telecom firms?

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As a special congressional committee probes how a violent insurrection swept the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 — including what role House Republicans played, if any — the top House Republican issued a remarkable threat to try to stop a key part of their inquiry. It’s a threat that legal experts say isn’t founded in any law they know about.

The Jan. 6 committee has asked 35 telecommunication companies, like AT&T and Google, to hang onto phone records and other information related to the Jan. 6 attacks. CNN reported some of those logs include Republican members of Congress, former president Donald Trump and his family.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who opposed creation of the Jan. 6 committee, warned those companies that they would be violating federal law if they handed over those phone records.

To which two experts who served as House lawyers say: What federal law?

No one really knows what McCarthy is talking about, said Stanley Brand, a former lawyer for the House of Representatives.

There isn’t a specific law stopping these companies from handing over information to Congress. In fact, it’s arguably the opposite. Law enforcement agencies subpoena private companies all the time to get information, Brand said.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-federal-law-is-kevin-mccarthy-citing-when-he-threatens-telecom-firms/ar-AAO1Q9T

[viva la]

1. You have forgotten the law that requires everyone in the country to worship Trump.

And cover up his evil deeds.

[Ritabert]

2. The committee is invoking the Patriot Act

....which McCarthy voted for. It's not just for Muslims but any terrorists even domestic ones.

[peppertree]

6. Boy. When Senselessbrenner and other pro-martial law Repugs dusted this off, little did they imagine

it could one day be used against "their" terrorists.

[msongs]

3. obstruction of justice, witness tampering and intimidation. anything else? nt

[MerryHolidays]

4. I was listening to CNN and they contacted McCarthy's office

asking what was his legal basis for claiming this. No response (and there can't be because the House is TOTALLY within its rights to subpoena these records).

He can try his luck in court to try to block his phone company from releasing the records, but I have no idea what he could possibly claim. That, of course, has never stopped clowns like him from asserting frivolous claims.

[MiniMe]

5. The imaginary law that he pulled out of his ass

[Rebl2]

9. Got that right

[Autumn]

7. The Kevin McCarthy pulled that bullshit out of his ass law.

[Chainfire]

8. The Law is covered under the Catch-22 section.

[Marcuse]

10. McCarthy is citing the "It's OK If A Republican Does It Act of 2017".