Apple is not only trapped in a legal request that targets Democratic politicians, apparently. The New York Times source claimed the Ministry of Justice surpassed Apple for information about the former Advisor to the White House of the President Trump, Don Mcgahn, in February 2018. It was not clear what the FBI was looking for or if McGahn was focused, but the official issued an Apple order from notifying advice for a while – It only told him about the request in May this year.

The company reportedly did not say what was shared with the government, or described the nature of this case. There are a number of potential problems when playing. Trump was angry with McGahn during the Russian investigation Robert Mueller and January 2018 leaked, but moments consider it impossible. However, the request might also have originated from the Mueller’s own investigation (McGahn is the Peak Lawyer of the Trump Campaign in 2016). Former Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, also faced charges of fraud only a day before a court call.

We have asked for comments for Apple. McGahn’s lawyer rejected comments.

The news came just a few days after the news that Trump-era did requested account info from Apple for at least two Democratic politicians, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, around the same time. In both cases, worries have spinned not only who is targeted, but how – just what agents learn? The recent technology company institutionalized a hat 25 identifier per request in an effort to prevent the government from asking for a number of excessive data.

The incident also strengthened worries about publication requests. Technology companies have encouraged greater transparency over the years, and such cases might explain the reason. Although it is impossible for Apple to be able to share specific details for the Short-Term McGahn case, the years of gag command certainly does not help efforts to be open about the demands of government supervision.