Overview

• Newly published records from Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson list 92 Republican-linked targets in the FBI’s Arctic Frost investigation, including Turning Point USA, the RNC and the Republican Attorneys General Association.
• The materials show subpoenas for communications and finances and name figures such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell as subjects of interest.
• Arctic Frost began in April 2022 and later fed into Special Counsel Jack Smith’s work; related cases did not reach trial before President Trump’s 2024 reelection and were dismissed.
• Documents and whistleblower disclosures describe extensive methods, including more than 150 interviews, over 400 subpoenas—many for bank records—and warrants for devices and cloud data.
• Testifying at the hearing, Patel said DNA evidence links suspect Tyler Robinson to the Kirk shooting, noted that released surveillance footage led to Robinson’s identification, and said more than 20 people from a related Discord chat are under investigation.