Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) disclosed on Thursday that the Department of Justice and the FBI informed him that his phone communications with a Virginia state senator had been subject to wiretapping. According to Subramanyam, he received formal notification letters from the federal agencies dated July and August of this year.

The congressman shared images of these documents to substantiate his claim, which indicate that the surveillance was conducted during his previous tenure as a state legislator. While the letters confirm the monitoring of specific calls, they provide limited context regarding the scope, duration, or the specific legal justification for the surveillance. Subramanyam has publicly addressed the disclosure, though he has not yet provided details on whether he intends to pursue further legal or congressional oversight regarding the nature of the investigation that prompted the wiretaps.

As of now, the Department of Justice has not issued a detailed public statement explaining the specific circumstances surrounding the monitoring of a sitting member of Congress. The lack of information from federal authorities has left the public and political observers with questions regarding the timeline of the surveillance and why a state-level official was targeted for such measures. Because the information currently relies entirely on the congressman’s disclosure of the agency letters, the full extent of the federal investigation remains unclear.