More than a dozen lawmakers signed a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding all records from the Artic Frost investigation that spied on lawmakers from Jan. 4-7, 2021.
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-IA and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson, R-WI, signed the letter.
Under former President Joe Biden, the FBI spied on lawmakers and secretly obtain phone data from members of Congress.
The lawmakers also requested that the 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.”
Earlier this week, the FBI revealed that the FBI under President Biden spied on the phone records of eight U.S. Senators, including Senator Tuberville, as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into January 6th.
Tuberville, 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-TN, Lindsey Graham , R-SC, Bill Hagerty, R-TN, Josh Hawley, R-MO, Cynthia Lummis, R-WY, Dan Sullivan R-AK, and Rep. Mike Kelly, R-PA, as well as Sens. John Cornyn, R-TX, Mike Lee, R-UT, Ted Cruz, R-TX, Thom Tillis, R-NC, John Kennedy, R-LA, Eric Schmitt, R-MO, Katie Britt, R-AL, and Ashley Moody, R-FL.
Johnson Grassley Et Al to Doj FBI - Arctic Frost Call Logs by scott.mcclallen
On October 6, 2025, Federal Bureau of Investigation 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 said that by September 27, 2023, officials in the FBI’s Washington Field Office possessed call logs from at least nine Members of Congress .
The lawmakers said 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
In the letter, the lawmakers asked 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:
- Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel regarding the MOC call logs;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with personnel associated with Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office regarding the MOC call logs;
- Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with Biden White House personnel regarding the MOC call logs;
- Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with other federal, state, or local entities regarding the MOC call logs;
- Communications between and among DOJ and FBI personnel with cell phone carrier companies regarding obtaining and producing the MOC call logs;
- Any toll analysis conducted on the MOC call logs;
- A copy of the subpoenas that were served to cell phone carrier companies to obtain the toll records for MOCs; and
- 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.
The letter thanked the current FBI for disclosing this information.
"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."
