Grassley Says The Records Tell A Different Story
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said Tuesday that records he received from the Justice Department confirm former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigative team reviewed the contents of text messages sent by 44 members of Congress. Grassley said he was one of the lawmakers affected, and he added that he is notifying other members whose messages were swept up. That is a very different picture from earlier claims that investigators only obtained “toll records” or call logs. Call logs show who contacted whom and when. Text contents are the actual messages. That is not a tiny paperwork mix-up, no matter how hard Washington may try to dress it up in lawyer fog.
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Arctic Frost Comes Back Into Focus
The records are tied to the FBI and DOJ probe known as “Arctic Frost,” which began in April 2022 and later became part of the federal investigation involving President Trump, the 2020 alternate electors issue, and many people and groups connected to that fight. According to documents discussed by Grassley, investigators seized government-issued phones belonging to Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence and conducted interviews around the country. Grassley said the information produced to him and Sen. Ron Johnson shows Biden DOJ and FBI investigators appeared to ignore routine protocols while getting and reviewing work-related messages from lawmakers who were outside the scope of the government’s investigation. When federal investigators start scooping up congressional communications like loose change under a couch cushion, Americans have every right to ask who approved it and why.
Smith’s Deposition Answer Is Now Under The Microscope
Grassley’s claim raises a major question because Jack Smith was asked about this issue under oath during a deposition last December. According to the exchange cited in the report, a congressional investigator asked Smith whether the toll records requested from senators included the content of phone calls, and Smith answered, “No.” The investigator then asked whether the records requested from members of Congress included the content of text messages, and Smith again answered, “No.” Grassley now says DOJ records show Smith’s team did review text message contents from 44 members of Congress. If those records say what Grassley says they say, then Smith has a serious explaining job ahead of him, and “that depends on what the meaning of toll records is” probably will not cut it.
Grassley Wants Answers From Both Sides Of The Aisle
Grassley said he plans to release the records with Sen. Johnson so the American people can see the evidence for themselves. He also said some Democrats were among the lawmakers whose texts were swept up, and he urged them to put partisanship aside and recognize the severity of what happened. That point matters. This is not just about one party, one president, or one investigation. If the Justice Department can review lawmakers’ message contents while telling Congress something less than the full story, then every American should be concerned about the line between law enforcement and political power. Grassley said Smith’s investigation became a “runaway train” and added that he intends to bring Smith before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the coming months to answer for it.
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