Americans deserve the truth, and what’s come out about the FBI’s “Arctic Frost” operation is nothing short of a constitutional outrage. Newly released documents show the FBI sought and obtained cell phone tolling data for multiple Republican senators as part of the probe that spawned Special Counsel Jack Smith’s elector case — a revelation that raises serious questions about unlawful surveillance of sitting lawmakers.
Senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley have now made whistleblower records public and led a bipartisan demand for all DOJ and FBI files related to the targeting of Members of Congress, calling for immediate transparency and accountability. Conservative leaders on Capitol Hill are rightly furious, and Senator Johnson has compared this sweeping surveillance to an abuse of power worse than Watergate, because it goes to the very heart of our republic and the separation of powers.
The scope of the operation is staggering: documents unveiled by Senator Grassley show that Jack Smith’s team issued nearly 200 subpoenas and sought records tied to hundreds of Republican individuals and organizations in the Arctic Frost probe. This was not a narrow, carefully tailored investigation — it was a brazen, wide-ranging dragnet aimed at the entire conservative ecosystem.
We now know the FBI obtained tolling data covering January 4–7, 2021, for at least eight Republican senators and one congressman, including high-profile lawmakers who were actively involved in post-election oversight. That the bureau could seize metadata tied to elected officials without timely notification or transparent judicial oversight should alarm every freedom-loving American.
Republican senators, including Rick Scott, have demanded a full DOJ investigation and the release of all relevant records — and they are right to do so. This is not normal politics; it smells like weaponized federal power used to intimidate and surveil political opponents, and the American people deserve a full accounting and consequences for any abuse.
Patriots must remember that institutions are only as good as the people who run them, and when those people betray their oaths, the remedy is exposure and reform. Congress should move swiftly to compel documents, hold public hearings, and, if necessary, strip the ability of politically compromised actors to weaponize intelligence and law enforcement against citizens and their representatives.
Hardworking Americans of every party should be outraged that the government could so casually violate privacy and the constitutional separation of powers in the name of politics. We will not be intimidated, and we will demand a restored Justice Department and FBI that serve the rule of law, not the personal vendettas of partisan officials.

