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The FBI's first raid was scandalous but it seems they've not learned their lesson  because they keep raiding Republicans just because.

FBI Seized Rep. Scott Perry’s Cellphone One Day After Mar-a-Lago Raid

Perry was approached with a warrant for his cellphone by three FBI agents while he was traveling with his family on Tuesday, Fox News reported.
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Perry also criticized U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for his leadership over the Department of Justice.
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Although no motive for the seizure of Perry’s phone has been reported, the Philadelphia congressman has been a target of the Democrat-led January 6 Select Committee for months.

Perry was the first House member the January 6 committee sought testimony and documents from, including all “relevant or electronic or other communications” Perry had with Trump and his legal team.

Commerce Department Accuses Chinese Company of Illegally Shipping Equipment to Iran

The Department of Commerce accused China’s largest wire and cable manufacturer, Far East Cable, of violating export controls aimed at preventing the shipment of equipment to Iran.

In a charging letter (file) issued July 29, the department said that Far East Cable committed 18 violations of U.S. export controls between 2014 and 2016. During that time, the department alleged Far East Cable entered an agreement to supply equipment from China’s ZTE to Iranian companies, effectively circumventing export restrictions against ZTE.
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The charges developed out of an investigation opened into ZTE, a Chinese telecoms equipment company, in 2012. ZTE ultimately reached a series of settlements with the department in 2017, admitting to violating U.S. export control rules and sanctions on Iran.
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During that investigation, in 2014, the department alleged that Far East Cable picked up ZTE’s contracts and went on to act as an intermediary by delivering American technologies to Iran and obfuscating ZTE’s role in the transactions.

Far East Cable contracted with Telecommunications Company of Iran and Khadamate Ertebati Rightel, another Iranian company, the letter said.

Both companies were customers of ZTE. Both companies also suspended shipments of items originating from the United States to Iran in 2012. The following year, however, ZTE made plans to resume shipments to Iran through Far East Cable, the letter said.