A federal appeals court on Wednesday released previously secret text messages from Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) — only to remove them from the public docket later in the day, Politico reports.
The newly disclosed documents reveal an extraordinary web of communications between Perry, who is now the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, and key figures in Donald Trump’s orbit.


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