Democratic lawmakers are expressing outrage after a bill to resume government funding included a provision that could result in eight senators receiving $500,000 each over their personal data being obtained during the federal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The bill states: “Any senator whose Senate data, or the Senate data of whose Senate office, has been acquired, subpoenaed, searched, accessed or disclosed in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the United States if the violation was committed by an officer, employee or agent of the United States or of any federal department or agency.”

Last month, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said special counsel Jack Smith obtained personal cellphone records from eight sena

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