The Biden-era investigation into alleged 2020 election interference turned out to have been far wider than originally thought<\/p>\n
At least 92 Republican-linked people and entities were the focus of a Biden-era FBI investigation into alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election, newly unclassified files show.
\nThe trove of documents was unveiled by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) during a panel hearing on Tuesday.
\nThe probe, dubbed \u2018Arctic Frost\u2019, kicked off in April 2022 and was jointly conducted by the FBI and other agencies, becoming the foundation for former special counsel Jack Smith to bring criminal charges against now-President Donald Trump.
\nThe investigation focused on an alleged \u201cmultifaceted conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election so that former President Trump could remain in office,\u201d the documents show.\u00a0\u00a0
\nThe records reveal that \u201cArctic Frost was much broader than just an electoral matter\u201d and that the probe promptly \u201cexpanded to Republican organizations,\u201d including the late Charlie Kirk\u2019s Turning Point USA group, Grassley noted. Kirk was killed on September 10 while addressing a crowd at Utah Valley University.
\n\u201cSome examples of the groups\u2026 the FBI sought to place under political investigation included the Republican National Committee, Republican Attorneys General Association, and Trump political groups,\u201d Grassley said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cArctic Frost wasn\u2019t just a case to politically investigate Trump,\u201d the senator claimed. \u201cIt was a vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and Department of Justice prosecutors could achieve their partisan ends and improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus.\u201d\u00a0
\nShortly after the release of the documents, Trump took to Truth Social to slam Smith and the Biden administration over their \u201ccorrupt\u201d investigation.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u201cThey tried to force Charlie [Kirk], and many other people and movements, out of business. They Weaponized the Justice Department against Sleepy Joe Biden\u2019s Political Opponents, including ME!\u201d Trump wrote.\u00a0\u00a0
\nSmith resigned from his role ahead of Trump\u2019s inauguration but defended the probe and his decision to bring the charges. Trump has repeatedly claimed the ultimate purpose of the investigation was to derail his 2024 presidential bid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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