House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday defended the Justice Department’s efforts to secretly seize phone, email and other records from a pair of House Democratic lawmakers, their aides and reporters as officials aggressively pursued leak investigations during the Trump era. Stefanik serves on the House Intelligence Committee, alongside two California Democrats and vocal critics of former President Donald Trump, Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell, who had their records subpoenaed without their knowledge.