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Trump Demands Prosecutions of Garland, Wray, Smith and Monaco Over Arctic Frost Disclosures

Committee releases indicate leaders approved the 2022 probe, with FBI collection limited to lawmakers’ phone metadata rather than call audio.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, October 24, 2025, as he travels on a week-long trip to Asia. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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US President Joe Biden (L) and US Attorney General Merrick Garland (R) walk into the Rose Garden from the Oval Office for an event on the Presidents American Rescue Plan at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2022 | Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
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Overview

  • In a late-night Truth Social post on Friday, the president urged prosecutions of Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, Jack Smith and Lisa Monaco, alleging they approved improper surveillance of Congress.
  • The GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee disclosed that in 2023 the FBI analyzed toll records for about eight Republican senators and one House Republican as part of Operation Arctic Frost.
  • Committee materials state the bureau obtained only metadata—who contacted whom, when, and for how long—not the content of calls, contradicting claims that conversations were recorded.
  • Sen. Chuck Grassley released an April 4, 2022 memo signed by Wray, Garland and Monaco authorizing the opening of the Arctic Frost investigation.
  • Attorneys for Jack Smith said the investigative steps were lawful and consistent with DOJ policy, while the department declined comment and Republicans intensified oversight efforts.