Overview
- New House Judiciary documents list 45 people closely tied to President Trump and another 111 in his wider orbit as flagged for possible investigation.
- Records describe a nationwide effort using FBI field offices and tolling metadata, including phone records for eight GOP senators and one House member covering Jan. 4–7, 2021, without call content.
- Separate disclosures show agents obtained government-issued phones for President Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence with help from the White House Counsel’s Office.
- Memos released by congressional investigators indicate Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and FBI Director Christopher Wray approved opening Arctic Frost, which Special Counsel Jack Smith later assumed.
- Internal emails show unverified allegations helped draw scrutiny to conservative groups such as the Conservative Partnership Institute, fueling Republican demands for more records and inquiries into investigative practices.