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Patel Pledges Action After FBI Spied on GOP Lawmakers

The FBI disbanded its CR-15 corruption squad and fired agents after monitoring phone records of eight Republican senators and one congressman in the Arctic Frost probe.

  • Patel wrote on X that the FBI had terminated employees, abolished the CR-15 squad and launched an investigation, describing the surveillance as "baseless monitoring".
  • Operation Arctic Frost opened April 13, 2022 to investigate alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election, and Special Counsel Jack Smith took over the probe in late 2022 while CAST conducted a 2023 preliminary toll analysis.
  • The surveillance targeted eight Republican senators, including Lindsey Graham, Marsha Blackburn, Ron Johnson, and Josh Hawley, with analysts reviewing call metadata and location data.
  • The FBI had already disbanded the CR-15 squad and reassigned its agents, while Republican senators demanded answers and Sen. Chuck Grassley called the actions "arguably worse than Watergate."
  • The investigation, which cost taxpayers more than $50,000,000, highlights long-term concerns about government overreach and potential political abuse, Patel said.
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Immediate actions include the dismissal of employees and the disbandment of the CR-15 squadron, an anti-corruption unit of the Washington Field Office. In addition, FBI director Kash Patel promised additional reforms and an ongoing investigation to ensure transparency.

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KATV broke the news in Little Rock, United States on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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