Here are the 44 lawmakers whose texts were seized by Jack Smith in probe

Key Points:

• Former special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained and reviewed text messages between Trump White House officials and 44 current and former members of Congress from Oct. 1, 2020, to Jan. 20, 2021, bypassing a filter team meant to screen privileged material, according to Justice Department records released by Republican-led Senate committees.
• House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued a criminal referral for Smith, accusing him of misleading Congress by denying he reviewed lawmakers' text messages during investigations into former President Trump; this referral invites the Justice Department to investigate Smith’s conduct.
• The probe targeted prominent senators and representatives involved in efforts surrounding the 2020 election certification, including Sens. Chuck Grassley, Ron Johnson, Lindsey Graham, Josh Hawley, and Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, and Jim Jordan, many of whom criticized Smith’s review as an abuse of power.
• Several lawmakers named in the investigation played public roles in challenging the 2020 election results, with some condemning the Justice Department’s actions as politically motivated and an infringement on separation of powers, while Smith’s attorneys called the criminal referral meritless and a politicized attack on a nonpartisan public servant.