# CBP seized Blumenthal’s phone devices to extract information on his sources, communications with sources, and…
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/cbp-seized-blumenthals-phone-devices-to-extract-information-on-his--11d91046
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/claim/cbp-seized-blumenthals-phone-devices-to-extract-information-on-his--11d91046.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1
CBP seized Blumenthal’s phone devices to extract information on his sources, communications with sources, and journalist methods for conducting fieldwork and reporting, and disclosure could endanger sources, compromise ongoing investigations, and impair his ability to assure current and prospective sources that their identities and communications will remain confidential.

## Voices

*Counted, never weighed.*

- [Max Blumenthal](https://truthscore.com/entity/65738e30) — independent

## Sources

- [ADC sues DHS Secretary Mullin over illegal CBP seizure of Max Blumenthal’s devices](https://truthscore.com/source/0ee81d4d)