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GOP Presses for Records After FBI Call-Log Review of 9 Lawmakers as Patel Ousts Agents

Republican senators are seeking waivers to grand jury secrecy to obtain internal records that explain how investigators gathered lawmakers’ phone metadata.

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FILE - Former FBI Director James Comey, arrivex to testify under subpoena behind closed doors before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) looks on as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building{ }on Capitol Hill on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Bondi is expected to face criticism from Democrats on the Justice Department’s targeting of President Trump’s political opponents, including the recent indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Overview

  • A newly public FBI document shows a 2023 “preliminary toll analysis” of the calls of eight Republican senators and one GOP representative for Jan. 4–7, 2021.
  • The material obtained was tolling data that logs who called whom, when, duration and general location, not intercepted call content, according to committee disclosures and legal experts.
  • Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson led a letter from 18 Republicans demanding DOJ and FBI communications tied to Arctic Frost and urging DOJ to seek a grand jury secrecy waiver.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel says employees were terminated and the Washington Field Office’s CR-15 squad was disbanded, with multiple reports indicating at least two agents were fired and a third faced action.
  • Follow-on inquiries target telecom cooperation, with Sen. Bill Hagerty asking Verizon to detail any subpoenas, what data was provided and why he was not notified, as Grassley delays hearings pending more records.