Jack Smith’s Team Got Texts of Dozens of Reporters, Bank Info From Thousands of Americans: Grassley
Grassley said Smith sought records for 16 lawmakers and targeted hundreds of Republican groups and individuals, according to testimony and reporting.
- On Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley criticized former special counsel Jack Smith during a hearing, accusing him of weaponizing his office during investigations into President Donald Trump.
- Grassley alleged that Smith's "Arctic Frost" investigation obtained checks from at least 4,782 Americans across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, granting the Justice Department and FBI access to private bank account and routing numbers.
- Smith reportedly sought phone toll records for 16 members of Congress, naming 87 Trump White House phones in subpoenas that Grassley stated breached the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause involving "44 members, to be exact."
- Defending his actions, Smith testified he had "a duty to collect facts" during criminal investigations into serious crimes, confirming he obtained financial information while unable to recite every subpoena issued.
- Critics including Cunningham challenged Grassley's narrative, arguing that lawful collection of criminal evidence involving Congress members has followed established procedures for at least 35 years, with grand juries authorizing such investigations.
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‘Deranged partisan fanatic’ Jack Smith obtained personal info on Trump supporters to try to rig the election, Tom Cotton says
The investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith has led to allegations that he was trying to swing the presidential election of 2024.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said a legal whistleblower revealed that Smith had obtained 4,782 checks from Americans who donated to President Donald Trump and pro-Trump entities between 2019 and 2023, often in small amounts.'Every member on this committee ought to be outraged…
Jack Smith’s team got texts of dozens of reporters, bank info from thousands of Americans: Grassley
Former special counsel Jack Smith's team obtained communications from more than a dozen media outlets as part of the "Arctic Frost" probe that resulted in the indictment of President Trump, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) claimed during a Tuesday hearing.
Jack Smith Collected Thousands of Trump Donors’ Financial Info as Part of Election Probe
Former Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed at least 4,782 political donations to President Donald Trump from Americans across the country between September 2019 and August 2023, Senator Chuck Grassley has revealed.
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