The House Judiciary Committee revealed that the FBI’s covert “Arctic Frost” investigation potentially targeted more than 150 Republican lawmakers, aides, and allies of former President Donald Trump. Newly released documents show the Biden-era Department of Justice and FBI launched the operation under Director Chris Wray, later continuing it under Special Counsel Jack Smith and Attorney General Merrick Garland.

The committee, led by Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, released nearly 200 pages of records exposing the probe. Among those reportedly under FBI scrutiny were several well-known Trump associates, including Steve Bannon, Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, and former Trump attorney John Eastman.

Internal FBI emails from May 2022 referenced “Arctic Frost” interviews and noted that all materials related to the probe were restricted within FBI systems. One message thanked multiple regional offices for assisting in interviews, while another revealed the team requested $16,600 in travel funds from the DOJ’s Public Corruption Unit to conduct over 40 interviews and serve subpoenas.

The records indicate these efforts targeted GOP-linked individuals across several states — including Arizona, Virginia, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico.

Another section of the documents listed 111 additional individuals allegedly under investigation, including former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, senior adviser Peter Navarro, current DOJ official Ed Martin, and former acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen.

The internal files also revealed the FBI used special “threat tags” for the investigation, such as “FRAUD CORRUPT,” “CORRUPT,” and “PCORRUPT_CAMP,” reportedly to label political figures tied to Trump or the 2020 election challenges.

A document from September 2022 titled “Subpoena_Counsel_Matrix” reportedly included the names of dozens of GOP activists, state officials, and alternate electors. The records suggest that the operation may have sought to collect evidence on Trump’s team and state-level Republicans involved in post-election legal efforts.

Evidence released by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley suggested that Wray, Garland, and then-Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco personally approved the launch of “Arctic Frost.” Their authorizations reportedly tied the investigation to events surrounding the January 6 Capitol breach.

Emails reviewed by congressional investigators also show coordination between the Biden White House Counsel’s Office and an anti-Trump FBI agent to seize phones belonging to Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence.

“Arctic Frost” appeared to expand beyond Washington and into the broader Republican political network, with some agents conducting surveillance and data collection on communications among GOP officials. The House Judiciary Committee alleged that the probe blurred legal lines and may have been part of a broader political campaign disguised as a corruption inquiry.

In September, the committee released a summary stating that “Arctic Frost targeted numerous GOP officials and organizations.” It also cited whistleblower accounts claiming that senior FBI leadership downplayed internal dissent from agents concerned about the legality of the operation.

According to former Secret Service agent and radio host Dan Bongino, Jack Smith’s team had monitored phone records belonging to several Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.

The FBI has not denied the existence of “Arctic Frost” but has refused to comment on specific details, citing ongoing internal reviews. Lawmakers are now demanding answers from Wray and Garland about how such a politically charged investigation was launched and why so many Republican names were swept up in it.

For now, “Arctic Frost” stands as one of the most controversial federal operations in recent memory — a probe that, if confirmed, would mark an extraordinary breach of public trust inside the nation’s top law enforcement agency.