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Weeks later, the FBI began drafting a search warrant to justify the data extraction—an apparent case of fishing for evidence first and worrying about legality later.
Grassley, Johnson Call Out Abuse of Power
In a fiery letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, Grassley and Johnson laid out their case, accusing the FBI of launching a baseless investigation designed to fuel Special Counsel Jack Smith’s elector case against Trump. At the heart of the scheme was anti-Trump FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Timothy Thibault, who allegedly violated FBI protocols to fast-track the operation.
Internal records show Thibault disregarded the FBI’s “No Self-Approval Rule” to greenlight Arctic Frost. Once opened, the probe was “prioritized over all other cases,” with investigators scrambling to manufacture a case against Trump and his allies.
FBI’s Nationwide Dragnet to Target Trump and His Allies
The newly uncovered documents reveal how the FBI aggressively pursued over 50 subpoenas, obtained records from more than 100 facilities and email accounts, and conducted a second wave of interviews across multiple states—all in an effort to build a politically motivated case.
One of the most alarming revelations is that the DOJ and FBI took possession of Trump and Pence’s government-issued cell phones before obtaining any search warrants. These devices, which could contain sensitive presidential communications, were retrieved from White House personnel and placed into FBI custody without due process.
‘Arctic Frost’ Prioritized Over All Other Cases
Leaked emails show that Arctic Frost was given top priority, with weekly updates sent to high-ranking officials, including Washington Field Office Assistant Director Steven D’Antuono and Special Assistant Jill Adams. The ultimate objective? Build a “narrative” framing Republican electors and Trump campaign officials as part of a so-called scheme.
By May 2022, the FBI had mapped out its endgame: create an indictment-ready case against Trump that would later be handed off to Jack Smith’s team of partisan prosecutors. Investigators even attempted to merge Arctic Frost with a separate DOJ-OIG probe into former Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark—an effort to rope as many Trump allies into the legal assault as possible.
Inside the FBI’s Targeted Operation
The senators’ letter reveals key updates from the FBI’s internal records, including:
- April 2022: FBI schedules over a dozen interviews in coordination with 13 field offices, initiates the process of acquiring Trump and Pence’s government phones, and starts analyzing communications between Trump allies and Republican electors.
- May 10, 2022: FBI agents begin contacting individuals nationwide to schedule additional interviews.
- May 13-17, 2022: FBI formally seizes Trump and Pence’s government phones, interviews White House officials, and strategizes the merger of Arctic Frost with the DOJ’s investigation into Jeffrey Clark.
- May 21-24, 2022: FBI drafts a search warrant for the already-seized Trump and Pence phones, schedules more interviews with former Trump administration officials.
- May 27, 2022: Plans for 50 interviews and multiple subpoenas in at least seven states, targeting those who “signed and/or mailed the certificates in each state” related to the 2020 election challenges.
$16,000 in Taxpayer Dollars Blown in Just Four Days
In just four days, the Arctic Frost team spent approximately $16,000 on travel costs for interviews, subpoenas, and phone search warrants—all in pursuit of a political hit job against Trump and his supporters.
Grassley & Johnson Demand Transparency
Longtime advocates for government accountability, Grassley and Johnson are now demanding full transparency. In their letter to Bondi and Patel, they are calling for the immediate release of all internal records related to Arctic Frost.
Just Released: Trump White House Collector’s Bobblehead!
“The American people deserve to know the complete extent of the corruption within the DOJ and FBI that led to the investigation into President Trump,” the senators wrote. “We are making this information public for purposes of public accountability and to provide specific examples of past behavior at your institutions that must not be repeated.”
The senators have given the DOJ and FBI until March 27, 2025, to turn over all records.
“This level of weaponization of federal law enforcement is beyond troubling—it’s a national disgrace,” they declared.
As more whistleblowers come forward, this could be just the tip of the iceberg in exposing how the Biden administration has used the DOJ and FBI as political weapons against its opponents. The American people deserve better.
