{"id":28008,"date":"2025-10-30T22:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T22:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=28008"},"modified":"2025-10-30T22:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T22:15:37","slug":"patel-probe-into-trump-gop-lawmakers-over-jan-6-weak-on-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=28008","title":{"rendered":"Patel: Probe Into Trump, GOP Lawmakers Over Jan. 6 Weak On Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"756\">The FBI memo that launched the Biden-era <strong data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"57\">Arctic Frost<\/strong> investigation into Donald Trump and hundreds of his allies over January 6 activities has come under intense scrutiny for lacking solid evidence and legal basis, according to former prosecutors and FBI officials who reviewed the document. The memo, released this week, reportedly relied on clips from <strong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"376\">CNN interviews<\/strong> as primary evidence suggesting Trump\u2019s involvement \u2014 a revelation that has fueled criticism of bias and investigative overreach within the Bureau. The probe, which began in spring 2022 as Trump announced his presidential bid, treated efforts to submit alternate electors as a possible criminal conspiracy, despite similar actions in U.S. history never resulting in prosecution.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"1392\">House Judiciary Chairman <strong data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"797\">Jim Jordan<\/strong> called the memo \u201clegally flawed\u201d and compared it to the 2016 <strong data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"882\">Crossfire Hurricane<\/strong> investigation, accusing the FBI and Justice Department of political weaponization. \u201cIt\u2019s the same mindset,\u201d Jordan said, arguing that federal agencies once again targeted Trump with weak evidence and partisan motives. The memo\u2019s author, former Assistant Special Agent <strong data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1171\">Timothy Thibault<\/strong>, had previously faced criticism for anti-Trump social media posts before leaving the Bureau. Critics say his role, along with approvals from top FBI and DOJ officials, reflects institutional bias at the highest levels.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"2048\">Documents released by congressional committees show that the Arctic Frost probe was approved by <strong data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1526\">Attorney General Merrick Garland<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1553\">Deputy AG Lisa Monaco<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1592\">FBI Director Christopher Wray<\/strong>, and later expanded under <strong data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1649\">Special Counsel Jack Smith<\/strong>, who took over the case. Smith\u2019s office reportedly issued nearly <strong data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1732\">200 subpoenas<\/strong> to Republican officials, targeting over <strong data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1803\">400 individuals and groups<\/strong> in what critics called an \u201cindiscriminate\u201d investigation. Some Senate Republicans, including <strong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1915\">Chuck Grassley<\/strong>, have accused the DOJ of overreach, arguing that the operation blurred the line between national security and political targeting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2667\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Supporters of the investigation maintain it was a legitimate attempt to examine potential violations surrounding the 2020 election and the certification of electors on January 6. However, critics argue that the use of media-based evidence and the scale of surveillance \u2014 including cell phone seizures and metadata tracking \u2014 highlight a troubling pattern of political intrusion. Whether Arctic Frost was a justified probe or another episode of partisan excess remains unresolved, but the controversy has reignited debate about trust, transparency, and accountability within America\u2019s top law enforcement institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI memo that launched the Biden-era Arctic Frost investigation into Donald Trump and hundreds of his allies over January 6 activities has come under intense scrutiny&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Patel: Probe Into Trump, GOP Lawmakers Over Jan. 6 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