Senator Ron Johnson on FBI Surveillance of Republican Senators in 'Arctic Frost' Probe

Revelation of FBI Surveillance

• 🚨 Senator Ron Johnson reveals he was among nine Republican senators surveilled by former Special Counsel Jack Smith's 'Arctic Frost' team.
• 📌 A declassified document from Senator Chuck Grassley detailed the FBI's tracking of communications for senators including Lindsey Graham, Marsha Blackburn, and Ron Johnson.
• 🔍 The surveillance involved tracking phone calls, including who was called, the date, time, and length of the calls, from January 4th to January 7th, 2021.

Circumvention of Approval Processes

• ⚠️ Johnson states that the FBI team allegedly evaded normal approval chains by classifying senators as not targets or subjects of the investigation.
• 🛠️ This allowed them to use grand jury processes to obtain phone records, bypassing rigorous approval typically required for subpoenaing members of Congress.
• 💡 The surfacing of this information reportedly occurred when an agent listed the surveillance as an accomplishment during a re-certification for the CAST team.

Concerns Over Partisanship and Abuse of Power

• 🏛️ Johnson expresses that this action should shock and outrage every American, suggesting it's not Republicans but the Biden administration and radical leftists who threaten democracy.
• 🎯 He describes Jack Smith as a "complete rogue prosecutor" and an "extreme partisan" appointed to conduct "lawfare" against President Trump.
• 📉 The senator draws parallels to the 2016 Russia gate, the Hunter Biden laptop issues, and the Mar-a-Lago raid, suggesting a pattern of the FBI being corrupted and used for political purposes.

Calls for Accountability and Transparency

• 📄 Senator Johnson and Senator Grassley have requested all files and records related to the 'Arctic Frost' probe.
• ⚖️ They are pushing for a judge to unseal grand jury records if secrecy requirements are hindering transparency.
• 🗣️ Johnson emphasizes the need to expose these actions so the American public understands who and what party is the threat to democracy.

Broader Implications and Government Shutdown

• 🧩 The surveillance is seen as part of a larger, coordinated campaign by the FBI to target Republican entities and individuals.
• 🚫 Johnson criticizes the current government shutdown as a "Schumer shutdown" and opposes funding Obamacare, advocating for a clean continuing resolution based on previous Democratic-approved funding levels.
• 📈 He believes public pressure will eventually force Democrats to relent on the shutdown.