Representative Scott Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Republican leaders’ rejection of a Democratic plan to independently probe the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection highlights the grip former President Trump as on the GOP as well as the risk that his polarizing presence could cloud the party’s political prospects. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg
Congressman Scott Perry asked a federal judge Wednesday to pause a lawsuit against the U.S. Government to block the search of his phone, citing ongoing negotiations with federal investigators.
“Granting this request will allow the parties to further discuss the possibility of resolving the emergency motion by agreement,” Perry said in the filing made hours after the original complaint went public.
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