The FBI executed a search warrant and seized the cell phone of Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) as part of a probe into his campaign finance report.

“It has been widely reported for months that my campaign made mistakes in our initial financial filings. We have worked diligently with attorneys and reporting experts to correct the errors and ensure compliance going forward,” Ogles said.

“Last Friday, the FBI took possession of my cell phone. It is my understanding that they are investigating the same well-known facts surrounding these filings. I will of course fully cooperate with them, just as I have with the Federal Election Commission,” he continued.

“I am confident all involved will conclude that the reporting discrepancies were based on honest mistakes, and nothing more,” he added.

NewsChannel 5 reports:

Earlier in the day, Ogles’ attorney had declined to comment on the search.

“I’m not going to confirm or deny that there was a search warrant issued,” the attorney, G. Kline Preston IV, told NewsChannel 5 Investigates in a brief conversation.

A spokesperson for the FBI declined to comment, referring questions about Ogles to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee.

“Pursuant to department policy, we have no comment,” U.S. Attorney spokesperson Mark Wildasin said in an email to NewsChannel 5.

Law enforcement sources in Maury County, where Ogles’ home is located, were not notified about any searches, although one source was told that the FBI had executed a search warrant somewhere in the county in recent days.

Neighbors in the sparsely populated rural area told NewsChannel 5 Investigates that they had not seen any unusual activity around the congressman’s home.

Ogles, a first-term Republican, won the GOP primary to seek re-election just before execution of the search warrant.

Per Reuters:

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Ogles, who is a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus. Last month he offered legislation calling for the impeachment of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing her of “gross incompetence” in dealing with immigrants coming across the southern border of the United States with Mexico.

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