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Grassley and Johnson Lead Colleagues in Seeking Release of All DOJ, FBI Records Detailing Biden Administration’s Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with 16 bicameral colleagues, are demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) produce all records relating to the Biden FBI’s successful efforts to secretly obtain phone data from Members of Congress as part of its Arctic Frost investigation. The lawmakers are also requesting DOJ seek judicial authorization to gain access to relevant records which are subject to federal grand jury secrecy requirements.

“Given that these materials relate to an unprecedented collection of records and information on sitting [Members of Congress] and raise serious constitutional concerns, Congress’ need for these records clearly outweighs any interest in secrecy,” the lawmakers wrote. “Further, the unprecedented nature of the DOJ’s and FBI’s actions in collecting [Members of Congress’] communication records falls squarely within Congress’ constitutional duty to thoroughly investigate potential abuses of power and creates a uniquely exceptional circumstance that demands the release of otherwise protected records.”

Grassley and Johnson unveiled the existence of the Arctic Frost investigation – which ultimately morphed into Jack Smith’s elector case – in January, after whistleblowers first approached Grassley to disclose potential misconduct at the Biden FBI. On Monday, Grassley released an explosive FBI document showing Jack Smith and the FBI secretly subpoenaed tolling data for the personal cell phones of eight Republican senators and one Republican member of the House of Representatives.

Grassley and Johnson were joined on the letter by all Members of Congress known to have been targeted as part of Arctic Frost and all Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including: Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), as well as Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.).

Read the full letter HERE and below.

October 9, 2025

The Honorable Pamela Bondi
Attorney General
Department of Justice

The Honorable Kash Patel
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Dear Attorney General Bondi and Director Patel:

On October 6, 2025, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Deputy Director Dan Bongino conducted a briefing on the FBI’s Arctic Frost investigation, which later became Jack Smith’s elector case against President Trump. The FBI informed us at that briefing that by September 27, 2023, officials in the FBI’s Washington Field Office possessed call logs from at least nine Members of Congress (MOC). According to Deputy Director Bongino, the FBI obtained call logs for the period of January 4, 2021 – January 7, 2021. Below is a snapshot of the FBI’s document listing the MOC that Jack Smith targeted:

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The Biden administration’s blatant weaponization of the federal government should shock every American. As we asked Deputy Director Bongino for more information about the FBI’s collection and possession of the MOC’s call logs, we were told that the FBI cannot currently access many of the records related to this matter because those materials are subject to federal grand jury secrecy requirements—specifically Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e).1

We request that the DOJ and FBI immediately produce all records2 in unredacted form referring or relating to the collection of the MOC’s call logs as it relates to the Arctic Frost investigation. This request includes but is not limited to:

  1. Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel regarding the MOC call logs;

  1. Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with individuals from the Biden White House or other federal, state, or local entities regarding discussions about which MOCs call logs to target;

  1. Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel regarding how to obtain MOC call logs, including what legal processes to use to obtain MOC call logs;

  1. Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with individuals from the Biden White House or other federal, state, or local entities about whether the MOCs whose call logs were obtained should be subject to other investigative actions such as wiretaps, seizure warrants, or surveillance;

  1. Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with personnel associated with Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office regarding the MOC call logs;

  1. Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with Biden White House personnel regarding the MOC call logs;

  1. Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with other federal, state, or local entities regarding the MOC call logs;

  1. Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with cell phone carrier companies regarding obtaining and producing the MOC call logs;

  1. Any toll analysis conducted on the MOC call logs;

  1. A copy of the subpoenas that were served to cell phone carrier companies to obtain the toll records for MOCs; and

  1. A full list of MOCs who were also indirectly affected by this collection because they either placed or received phone calls in communication with the MOCs who were directed targeted by this effort.

To the extent that any of the aforementioned records are subject to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) grand jury secrecy requirements, we request that the Department of Justice immediately seek judicial authorization to release the requested records.?Given that these materials relate to an unprecedented collection of records and information on sitting MOCs and raise serious constitutional concerns, Congress’ need for these records clearly outweighs any interest in secrecy.?Further, the unprecedented nature of the DOJ’s and FBI’s actions in collecting MOC’s communication records falls squarely within Congress’ constitutional duty to thoroughly investigate potential abuses of power and creates a uniquely exceptional circumstance that demands the release of otherwise protected records.3

We are grateful for FBI’s initial disclosure of this information.We request that you continue to provide us and all affected parties with rolling updates on any related investigations and activities pertaining to this collection. We expect both DOJ and FBI to take the necessary steps to provide complete transparency to Congress so that the Biden administration’s targeting of sitting elected officials is thoroughly investigated and all wrongdoers are held fully accountable.

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