These new records show that Arctic Frost was much broader than just an electoral matter,” Grassley said.
Grassley accused partisan FBI agents and Justice Department prosecutors of using the case to “improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus.” He and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said they were making the records public.
“The case was expanded to Republican organizations. Some examples of the group[s] that [Christopher] Wray’s FBI sought to place under political investigation included the Republican National Committee, Republican Attorney General’s Association [sic], and various Trump political groups,” he continued.
“In total, 92 Republican targets, including Republican groups and Republican-linked individuals, were placed under investigative scope of Arctic Frost. On that political list was one of Charlie Kirk’s groups, Turning Point USA. In other words, Arctic Frost wasn’t just a case