Senate Accuses Biden-Era DOJ of Spying on GOP Senators Amid Arctic Frost Probe

Senator Josh Hawley has sharply criticized Democratic colleagues for their silence regarding allegations that the FBI, under the Biden administration, monitored phone calls and messages of eight Republican senators as part of the Arctic Frost investigation, which evolved into Special Counsel Jack Smith's case against former President Donald Trump. Hawley highlighted the irony of Democrats expressing concern about potential weaponization of the Department of Justice if Trump were to prosecute his political opponents while ignoring evidence of Biden-era surveillance targeting Republicans. The targeted lawmakers included Senators Lindsey Graham, Marsha Blackburn, and Tommy Tuberville, among others, raising concerns about political weaponization of government agencies. Hawley underscored that Democrats' failure to condemn this alleged spying contrasts sharply with their vocal warnings about similar tactics if employed by Trump. In a related event, Hawley also delivered a lecture at Vanderbilt Law School addressing the concentration of corporate power, particularly in Big Tech, advocating for private litigation as a means to hold powerful entities accountable amid regulatory capture and corporate influence on government. These developments have intensified partisan debates over government surveillance, political targeting, and corporate regulation.