Apple told former White House counsel Don McGahn that his records were subpoenaed by DOJ in 2018: NYT

Apple told Don McGahn last month that the DOJ subpoenaed information on an account in February 2018, according to the NYT.
The action occurred while McGahn was still serving under then-President Donald Trump.
According to the NYT, it is unclear what FBI agents were seeking, nor is it clear if McGahn was the subject of their focus.
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The former White House counsel Don McGahn and his wife were reportedly among those targeted by the Justice Department with a subpoena for their account records in February 2018, while McGahn was still serving under then-President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The New York Times first reported on Sunday that McGahn was informed that data from an Apple account was sought by the DOJ, but he reportedly wasn't told what was shared with the department. The government reportedly prevented Apple from informing McGahn about the subpoena at the time, according to the Times report.

The action was under a nondisclosure order until May, which would reveal that the DOJ went to a judge on several occasions to keep the subpoena under wraps during the Trump presidency.

The Justice Department appears to have obtained information on McGahn and his wife during the same month that the DOJ subpoenaed Apple to gain access to the personal information of individuals associated with the House Intelligence Committee, including for two of its Democratic members.

McGahn served as White House counsel for nearly two years, from January 2017 until his resignation in October 2018. He was a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether Trump obstructed justice in the FBI's Russia investigation.

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