Overview
- In a late-night Truth Social post, the president urged charges against Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, Jack Smith and Lisa Monaco, citing newly released documents tied to Operation Arctic Frost.
- Senate Judiciary documents released by Chair Chuck Grassley show top officials approved opening the Arctic Frost investigation in April 2022.
- The committee said the FBI in 2023 obtained toll-only phone data for eight Republican senators and one House Republican, describing metadata such as call times and durations rather than call content.
- Smith’s attorneys defended his actions as lawful and consistent with DOJ policy, and the Justice Department declined comment while a federal watchdog inquiry into Smith remains underway.
- Republican oversight efforts continue to seek additional records as recent reporting notes indictments of James Comey and Letitia James, though no prosecutions of the officials named by the president have been announced.