Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty formed legal defense fund in December

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 351

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Tennessee U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty formed a legal defense fund two months after the revelation former special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation sought phone records of nine Republican federal lawmakers, including Hagerty.

Hagerty created the WFH Legal Expense Trust to help pay for any “legal proceedings arising from the acquisition of cell phone records” related to Smith’s investigation, filings signed on Dec. 2, 2025 show. He has not been charged with any crime.

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