From the Washington Examiner: FBI agents from field offices across the country assisted in a sweeping investigation known as Arctic Frost that targeted more than 160 Republican operatives, lawmakers, and Trump-aligned figures for possible 2020 election-related crimes, according to documents made public Tuesday that suggest the politically charged investigation was far more extensive than previously known.
The House Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), disclosed new records provided by FBI Director Kash Patel revealing the Arctic Frost investigation was broader than initially understood and appeared to reach deeply into President Donald Trump’s political network as the former president prepared his 2024 comeback bid. The committee said the records show what Republicans describe as an aggressive effort under the former President Joe Biden‘s Justice Department to “take down President Trump and his supporters.”
The documents released Tuesday show that 45 individuals closely associated with Trump were flagged for possible investigation during Arctic Frost, alongside another 111 people in Trump’s broader political orbit, such as former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, former New York City Mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former Trump attorney John Eastman, former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), and many others.
The records indicate that many of those swept into the probe were never accused of crimes and were placed under review as the FBI mapped contacts, communications, and activities surrounding efforts to challenge the 2020 election. The inquiry began under then-FBI Director Chris Wray and was subsequently taken over by then-special counsel Jack Smith in November 2022, after former Attorney General Merrick Garland elevated the matter and assigned it to Smith’s office.
The House Judiciary GOP announced:
New Arctic Frost documents reveal even further wide ranging investigation by Biden’s DOJ to take down President Trump and his supporters.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Arctic Frost investigators utilized FBI field offices from across the country to conduct its investigation.
-Arctic Frost investigators requested $16,600 to travel to conduct more than 40 interviews.
-45 individuals including, Steve Bannon, Scott Perry, Rudolph Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, and Mark Meadows were potentially under investigation.
-Another 111 individuals including Peter Navarro, Dan Scavino, Jeff Rosen, and Ed Martin were also potentially under investigation.
READ ALL THE DOCUMENTS HERE: https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/2025-11/FBI-HJC119-AF-000001-000198.pdf
🚨 #BREAKING: New Arctic Frost documents reveal even further wide ranging investigation by Biden’s DOJ to take down President Trump and his supporters.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Arctic Frost investigators utilized FBI field offices from across the country to conduct its investigation.…
— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) October 28, 2025
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino reacted in fury, writing on Facebook, “WOW—EVERYTHING I’VE SUSPECTED IS NOW CONFIRMED…INFURIATING IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!!!!!”
Journalist Catherine Herridge also weighed in, as follows:
NEW ARCTIC FROST RECORDS via @JudiciaryGOP @FBIDirectorKash
Multiple Spread Sheets:
Names, DOB, SSN
– Individuals Identified
– Potentially Under Investigation
•Bannon
•Giuliani
•Clark
•Meadows
•Among Others
CONTEXT: previously released records revealed a”subpoena” tracker identifying nearly 100 conservative groups including @charliekirk11 @TPUSA
NEW ARCTIC FROST RECORDS via @JudiciaryGOP @FBIDirectorKash
Multiple Spread Sheets:
Names, DOB, SSN– Individuals Identified
– Potentially Under Investigation•Bannon
•Giuliani
•Clark
•Meadows
•Among OthersCONTEXT: previously released records revealed a”subpoena”… https://t.co/PIhMumFXvj pic.twitter.com/jz6RVDeolk
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) October 28, 2025
Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist seized on one revelation from the newly-released document:
This is so insane and so divorced from reality that it tells us the situation at the FBI was a million times worse than even those who think it’s unsalvageable believed. Ed Corrigan is one of the most beloved members of the conservative movement across every faction on the right.
“So much to go over here but one of my favorite things about this absolutely unhinged note from an FBI agent out of Seattle is that he was trying to imprison Ed Corrigan, of all people, but not the Antifa terrorists in his own back yard.”
so much to go over here but one of my favorite things about this absolutely unhinged note from an FBI agent out of Seattle is that he was trying to imprison Ed Corrigan, of all people, but not the Antifa terrorists in his own back yard.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 28, 2025
READ MORE from the Washington Examiner.
Last week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) revealed that former Attorney General Merrick Garland and former FBI director Chris Wray had signed off on the “Arctic Frost” probe that targeted conservative groups and spied on Republican lawmakers.
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