We’ve known for some time that the FBI and DOJ, under the Biden administration, were running an operation called “Arctic Frost” — a politically charged dragnet aimed squarely at conservatives. The targets included high-profile figures and organizations like the late Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA, whose only “crime” was standing up to the left’s narrative.
Now, it’s gotten even worse. Newly uncovered information shows that former Special Counsel Jack Smith was monitoring the private communications of nearly a dozen Republican senators, including Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO). In other words, the Biden DOJ wasn’t just targeting activists — it was spying on sitting members of Congress.
If this isn’t weaponization of government, what is? Oh, wait…Democrats did it, so it was entirely justified. Got it.
Anyway, in response to these bombshell revelations, FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly begun cleaning house. Fox News has the report:
The FBI has already terminated employees and abolished the CR-15 squad just one day after it was revealed that several Republicans’ private communications and phone calls had been tracked.
FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday announced the actions the bureau had taken in response to the revelation of the “baseless monitoring” during the Biden administration and promised more actions to come.
“We are cleaning up a diseased temple three decades in the making — identifying the rot, removing those who weaponized law enforcement for political purposes and those who do not meet the standards of this mission while restoring integrity to the FBI. I promised reform, and I intend to deliver it,” Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“What I know…the Biden DOJ specifically targeted a group of us. They asked for our call records so they could see who we talked to, who called us. I believe also track our location over a period of days,” Hawley told the outlet.
“This is outrageous,” Hawley continued. “It’s blatantly unconstitutional. It’s a violation of the First Amendment, it’s a violation of the separation of powers. And it also goes to show you the extent to which the Biden administration was so corrupt, using the FBI to target their political enemies.
“And let’s not forget they didn’t just do it to Senators, they did to school board parents…they did it to 92 conservative organizations, including Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA. They tried to recruit spies into Catholic parishes,” he added. “We need a total investigation…and I think there needs to be prosecutions.”
Oh…at the very minimum, people should be charged:
Patel replied to Hawley on X, writing, “This FBI discovered and exposed the weaponization of law enforcement. We are ON IT.” In a separate post, he added: “Transparency and accountability aren’t slogans, they’re promises kept.”
Fox News reported that tracking Senators’ phones was likely related to the vote to certify the 2020 election.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of several GOP senators violated by Smith and the fed-thugs at the previous FBI, said of Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, “[They] are trying to clean up the mess they inherited. They should be congratulated for finding this and exposing it. What happened should unnerve everybody.”