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Biden-era FBI records reveal sprawling Wiles monitoring as buried contacts surface

The records show investigators tracked Wiles’ contacts with lawyers, journalists and campaign aides for months as part of the classified documents probe.

  • Newly declassified memos reveal Special Counsel Jack Smith's team used pen-register/trap-and-trace orders to monitor Susie Wiles's phone metadata from February through May 2023, capturing communications with at least 21 attorneys, campaign staff, and journalists.
  • Investigators sought the records to examine potential witness coaching in the classified documents case; according to the indictment, Wiles vetted witnesses to ensure they were "loyal" before paying legal fees from PAC funds she controlled.
  • On May 19, 2023, FBI Washington Field Office records documented Wiles's communications with Donald Trump's attorneys, showing Wiles was on a 45-minute virtual call while Trump and key lawyers repeatedly attempted to contact her.
  • White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital that "Jack Smith's surveillance operation was a disgraceful abuse of government power," while defenders note Trump's cover-up involved over a dozen lawyers requiring investigative monitoring.
  • Surveillance coincided with the investigation into Yuscil Taveras, who later explained how Walt Nauta requested surveillance footage deletion, while the role of Associate Attorney General Stan Woodward in Taveras's initial representation became a heated issue in October 2023.
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The Constitution Study broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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