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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.

  • FBI Director Christopher Wray announced recently that the bureau had terminated employees, abolished the CR-15 squad, and launched an investigation into the 'baseless monitoring.'
  • Operation Arctic Frost investigated alleged election interference, with CAST conducting a preliminary toll analysis mapping calls among targeted figures, and was later overseen by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
  • The surveillance targeted eight Republican senators, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Ron Johnson, and Sen. Josh Hawley, with analysts reviewing call metadata and location data, Patel said.
  • Republican senators demanded answers after the CR-15 squad was quietly disbanded and agents reassigned, while Kash Patel, FBI Director, and Dan Bongino, FBI Deputy Director, vowed transparency and accountability.
  • On recent days, the investigation cost taxpayers over $50 million, with Grassley calling the FBI's monitoring 'baseless' and warning of long-term political costs.
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KATV broke the news in Little Rock, United States on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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