Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Sen. Marsha Blackburn sued former special counsel Jack Smith and the Justice Department in Tennessee federal court Wednesday, charging that the prosecutor wrongfully obtained her call logs during his investigation into President Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election outcome.
asserted
prosecutor → sue → outcome
Blackburn’s lawsuit, filed in Nashville, accuses Smith of “gross abuse of power and … disregard for the Constitution’s Separation of Powers, the Speech or Debate Clause, the First Amendment right of association, [and] the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures” by subpoenaing the phone records of the Tennessee Republican and eight of her Senate colleagues, then securing a court order preventing Blackburn’s carrier, Verizon, from alerting her to the request.
asserted
lawsuit → file → request
Blackburn, who is running for Tennessee governor, is seeking to have Smith’s November 2022 appointment by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland formally declared illegal, in addition to the effort to obtain her phone records.
asserted
appointment → run → records
She also wants any of her material still in Smith or the DOJ’s possession to be destroyed or returned to her.
asserted
any → want → her
Smith’s receipt of phone records as part of the so-called “Arctic Frost” investigation was revealed by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in October of last year.
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receipt → call → year
had their addresses, inbound/outbound call and text records, and payment information handed over to Smith’s team.
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addresses → inbound → team
While Verizon complied with the special prosecutor’s grand jury subpoena, a similar request from Smith’s office to AT&T was denied.
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request → comply → AT&T
“Verizon willfully handed over my call logs to the Biden FBI without hesitation, empowering Jack Smith’s witch hunt targeting Republicans for political gain,” Blackburn told The Post in a statement at the time.
asserted
Blackburn → hand → time
“It turns out that activist [DC federal] Judge [James] Boasberg also ordered Verizon not to inform me of the subpoena, falsely claiming I might destroy so-called evidence,” Blackburn said.
uncertain
Blackburn → turn → evidence
“There was no criminal predicate, no justification, and no excuse for Verizon aiding Jack Smith’s spying operation, especially when AT&T refused to comply under the same circumstances.”
asserted
AT&T → be → circumstances
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation,” Smith told lawmakers.
asserted
Smith → develop → lawmakers
“If asked whether to prosecute a former president based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat.”
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president → ask → facts
Trump was charged with four counts related to his attempt to remain in power following the 2020 election, but the case was shelved after the Republican won the 2024 election over Democrat Kamala Harris.
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Republican → charge → Harris
Separately Wednesday, Hagerty announced he had filed a bar complaint against Smith in Tennessee, where he worked as a federal prosecutor and corporate attorney prior to his appointment by Garland.
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he → announce → Garland
“He’s a blatantly partisan actor and his prosecutorial misconduct damaged our constitutional order,” Hagerty wrote of Smith on X.
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Hagerty → ’ → X.
“He should never be able to practice law again.”
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He → practice → law
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