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House Judiciary Committee Arctic Frost investigation

Overview

The House Judiciary Committee is investigating the Justice Department’s ‘Arctic Frost’ probe and the conduct of Special Counsel Jack Smith. The committee has released interview transcripts from former prosecutors and a former Inspector General Special Agent as part of this inquiry.

Republican lawmakers allege that the Department of Justice violated the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause by improperly obtaining phone toll records for 17 GOP members of Congress and text messages from up to 44 individuals. The committee claims these actions, which targeted figures including Jim Jordan and Kevin McCarthy, bypassed legal safeguards and disregarded the separation of powers.

An interim report suggests that the Biden administration and Attorney General Merrick Garland were aware of plans to subpoena the records of Republican representatives. The committee asserts that Special Counsel Smith proceeded with the investigation despite informing the Attorney General that members of Congress likely possessed valid Speech or Debate privileges.

Entities

Department of Justice · House Judiciary Committee · Merrick Garland · Jack Smith · Donald Trump

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 4 sources
    House Judiciary Committee alleges DOJ spied on Republican lawmakers

    A House Judiciary Committee report alleges the DOJ and Special Counsel Jack Smith violated the Speech or Debate Clause by subpoenaing phone records of Republican lawmakers during investigations into DonaldTrump

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    House Judiciary Committee releases transcripts regarding Arctic Frost probe

    The House Judiciary Committee released transcripts from Jack Smith’s former prosecutors as it investigates allegations that the DOJ improperly subpoenaed Republican lawmakers’ phone records.

Sources

amgreatness.com · dailysignal.com · offthepress.com · opslens.com · thefederalist.com · yourNEWS.com