By A newly surfaced FBI memo suggests that former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s “Arctic Frost” investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot extended to monitoring the private phone records of several Republican senators, according to documents reviewed by Fox News Digital.
The internal report, titled “CAST Assistance” and dated September 27, 2023, shows that Smith’s investigative team conducted “toll analysis” — a process used to map communication patterns — on the phone data of nearly a dozen GOP lawmakers. Those named reportedly include Senators Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee, Ron Johnson from Wisconsin, Josh Hawley from Missouri, Cynthia Lummis from Wyoming, Bill Hagerty from Tennessee, Dan Sullivan from Alaska, Tommy Tuberville from Alabama, and Rep. Mike Kelly from Pennsylvania.
The document was discovered during an internal review launched by FBI Director Kash Patel, following an oversight request from Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa. According to one official, the toll data revealed call recipients, durations, and locations — and likely focused on communications tied to the 2020 election certification vote. The records were reportedly obtained through subpoenas issued to major phone carriers in 2023.
They tracked the communications of GOP Senators. They weaponized law enforcement against the American people. That era is over.
We fired those who acted unethically, dismantled the corrupt CR-15 squad, and launched an investigation.
Transparency and accountability aren’t… pic.twitter.com/2vRlZrA20R
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) October 7, 2025
On Monday, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino briefed the affected lawmakers on Capitol Hill. “It is a disgrace that I have to stand on Capitol Hill and reveal this — that the FBI was once weaponized to track the private communications of U.S. lawmakers for political purposes,” Bongino said. “That era is over.” He pledged that under his leadership, the bureau would no longer serve as a “political weapon.”
Patel echoed that stance, promising transparency and accountability. “The American people deserve the truth, and under my leadership, they will have it,” he said. “We promised accountability for those who weaponized law enforcement, and we will deliver it.”
Liberals, of course, tried to justify Smith’s spying, claiming that it was only phone records, which, of course, would fall under the definition of spying.
I’m sorry, you can try and justify what they did all you want but senators had their phone records and metadata etc. reviewed without their knowledge. It’s the definition of “spied on.” Try being honest instead of making excuses. https://t.co/vh3qGyOyOK
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) October 8, 2025
The Arctic Frost probe began in April 2022 and was later overseen by Smith after his appointment as special counsel that November. The investigation led to charges against former President Donald Trump in connection with the 2020 election — charges Smith moved to dismiss after Trump’s return to office, a motion granted by Judge Tanya Chutkan. The inquiry reportedly cost taxpayers more than $50 million.
Trump laid into Smith during an interview with Newsmax.
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The revelation has renewed scrutiny of investigative overreach during the Jan. 6 era. One senior FBI official described the Arctic Frost review as a “prohibited case” — a term reserved for matters requiring extraordinary oversight due to potential constitutional violations. Efforts to reach Jack Smith for comment were unsuccessful.
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