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US reporter claims border patrol seized his cell phones after online targeting

Reporter Max Blumenthal claims that his cell phones were seized by border patrol after he was targeted online by Laura Loomer, a Trump ally. Blumenthal had been in Tehran covering the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader and prepared for possible harassment upon his return to the US.

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Reporter Max Blumenthal claims that his cell phones were seized by border patrol after he was targeted online by Laura Loomer, a Trump ally. Blumenthal had been in Tehran covering the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader and prepared for possible harassment upon his return to the US.

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US reporter claims border patrol seized his cell phones after online targeting