The FBI and the Department of Justice have once again notified individuals in Virginia politics that their phone calls with state Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, were tapped. This is the second notification this year about intercepted calls to Lucas.
“On April 13, 2026, a United States District Court Judge authorized the interception of wire communications over the above-caption telephone,” the letter states.
The period during which calls on Lucas’ phone were captured ran from April 14, 2026, to May 14, 2026. This period follows the first letters sent out this summer notifying people that their calls were tapped between March 5 and April 6 of this year.
Kate Seltzer, a reporter at the Virginian-Pilot, and Brad Kutner, the Richmond Bureau Chief at Radio IQ, confirmed they received both of these letters. Additonally, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-VA10, informed Virginia Scope that he also received both letters.
Lucas did not respond to a request for comment from Virginia Scope.
The FBI raided Lucas’ offices in Portsmouth on May 6; however, it has not released any information about the investigation.
In a statement after the raid, Lucas accused the Trump administration of trying to intimidate opposition and stated that she will not back down.
Lucas has continued in her prominent role as Senate Appropriations Committee chair since the raid and led budget negotiations with the House and governor in June.