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Politics Chat, September 3, 2026

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Richardson, H. C. (2026, September 4). Politics Chat, September 3, 2026. Letters from an American. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/politics-chat-september-3-2026

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House Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) claims his phone calls with a Virginia state legislator were wiretapped, citing it as part of a pattern by the Department of Justice (DOJ) targeting President Trump's political enemies. According to Subramanyam, this incident is "deeply concerning" and adds to a list of alleged DOJ wrongdoing against Trump supporters. The Congressman mentioned several instances, including investigations into state attorneys general and former FBI director. There is no information on what triggered these allegations or the context of the quote from an unidentified individual at the end of the statement.

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Topics

Democratic House Va. Virginia the Department of In-justice

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Trump PERSON · 3× Democratic NORP · 2× DOJ ORG · 1× FBI ORG · 1× House ORG · 1× STATE ORG · 1× Suhas Subramanyam PERSON · 1× Va. GPE · 1× Virginia GPE · 1× the Department of In-justice ORG · 1×

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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.

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Politics Chat, September 3, 2026 · assertive framing

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that House Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said Thursday, 9/3 that the Congressman was informed by the Department of In-justice that his phone calls with a Virginia STATE legislator in the spring purportedly under investigation were wiretapped. asserted

calls → say → investigation

Why it matters: asserted

it → matter → ?

They → cast → General

Now they admit they have surveilled conversations by a sitting Democratic Congressman," Subramanyam said in a damning statement. asserted

Subramanyam → admit → statement

Do you realize that your group is now talking about killing Trump and then celebrating partying then finding the Kushner family and the hiding Trump family and kill them too Heather you better fucking get control of this. asserted

you → realize → this