The New York Times revealed that during former President Donald Trump's administration, the U.S. Department of Justice formally subpoenaed people from Apple to obtain data from at least two members of the Democratic party on the House Intelligence Committee. The newspaper added that records of at least ten individuals connected to their work with the committee were acquired at the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018. According to the newspaper, the data obtained did not link the leaks to the committee, and investigators hit a dead end, with some prosecutors even discussing the possibility of closing the inquiry. The newspaper indicated that prosecutors in the Department of Justice were seeking sources behind media reports that had published information about communications between Trump associates and Russia.