Overview
- President Trump urged prosecutions of Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, Jack Smith and Lisa Monaco, citing documents he claims show they approved Operation Arctic Frost.
- Senate Judiciary Republicans released an April 4, 2022 memo indicating Garland, Wray and Monaco authorized opening the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
- The committee says FBI investigators in 2023 obtained toll-only phone records for eight Republican senators and one House member, not the content or audio of calls.
- Jack Smith’s attorneys told the committee the investigative steps complied with Justice Department policy, while the DOJ declined comment and pointed to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s prior testimony.
- The subpoenaed metadata covered days around Jan. 6, 2021, and Smith’s 2023 case against Trump was later abandoned after his 2024 election under DOJ guidance on not prosecuting a sitting president.