Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Congressman Says FBI Monitored Calls During Virginia Campaign
Congressman Suhas Subramanyam said the government listened to some of his phone calls with Senator Louise Lucas.
He said the FBI and Justice Department told him this happened during an investigation into Lucas.
The calls were reportedly monitored between March and May.
This was also a time when Virginia was campaigning over a redistricting referendum.
Subramanyam said the timing seemed suspicious.
He also connected it to Congress asking Pam Bondi questions about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
He accused the Trump administration of using government investigators against political opponents.
The statement did not say that Subramanyam himself was the investigation’s target.
Congressman Suhas Subramanyam said the FBI and Justice Department told him his calls with Virginia state Senator Louise Lucas were monitored.
The surveillance allegedly occurred between March and May during campaigning for Virginia’s redistricting referendum.
Subramanyam called the monitoring deeply concerning and said its timing was extremely suspicious.
He linked the period to congressional efforts to question Attorney General Pam Bondi about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
The statement did not identify Subramanyam as a target, and the FBI and Justice Department did not immediately respond to his allegations about the surveillance’s motivation.
- Who
- Congressman Suhas Subramanyam and Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas were involved; the FBI and United States Department of Justice informed Subramanyam about the monitoring.
- What
- Subramanyam said his telephone conversations with Lucas were monitored as part of an investigation into Lucas.
- When
- The monitoring allegedly took place between March and May; the year was not specified.
- Where
- The calls involved a Virginia state lawmaker and occurred in the context of Virginia politics.
- Why
- According to Subramanyam, the monitoring was part of an investigation into Lucas; he alleged that its timing may have been politically motivated.
- Congressman
- Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat representing Virginia’s 10th Congressional District
- Other participant
- Louise Lucas, Virginia State Senator and President Pro Tempore of the state Senate
- Surveillance period
- Between March and May
- Stated investigation
- An investigation into Senator Louise Lucas
- Political context
- Campaigning for Virginia’s redistricting referendum
- Related congressional issue
- Efforts to question Pam Bondi about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation
- Government response
- The FBI and Justice Department did not immediately respond to Subramanyam’s allegations about the surveillance’s motivation