Overview
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained President Trump’s government-issued phone and subpoenaed his personal phone records during the Arctic Frost probe, adding she sent new documents to Congress.
- The Justice Department declined further comment beyond Bondi’s statement, while White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denounced the prior DOJ’s actions and said she could not confirm whether private records were obtained.
- A March 2025 letter from Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson said the FBI began seizing phones, including Trump’s, in April 2022 and gained access in May 2022.
- Documents released to Senate Republicans indicate Smith’s team issued 197 subpoenas directed at 34 individuals and 163 entities as part of the investigation.
- Republicans say at least eight senators and one House lawmaker had communications data examined, and some GOP lawmakers have moved to impeach Judge James Boasberg over surveillance authorizations.