The FBI’s so-called “Operation Arctic Frost” wasn’t an investigation—it was a premeditated, taxpayer-funded hit job on Trump. Whistleblower documents released by Senators Grassley and Johnson paint a disturbing picture: an anti-Trump FBI agent, Timothy Thibault, breaking protocol to launch a politically charged probe, with the full cooperation of the Biden White House. The investigation was opened without sufficient justification, yet within weeks, agents were crisscrossing the country, issuing subpoenas, and seizing devices—all aimed at manufacturing a case against Trump.
Biden’s White House counsel’s office, led by Dana Remus and Jonathan Su, handed over government-issued cell phones belonging to Trump and Pence to the FBI. No warrant. No real justification. Just blind political cooperation. Once they had the phones, the FBI started drafting search warrants—meaning they didn’t have legal grounds to seize data when they grabbed the devices. This wasn’t a lawful investigation—it was a setup.
The operation started on April 13, 2022, with Thibault taking the lead, even though he had no authority to open a criminal investigation. FBI records show he immediately prioritized it over all other cases, claiming it had already taken too long to begin. What followed was a frenzy of interviews, subpoenas, and surveillance—using taxpayer money to conduct a politically motivated probe. The FBI burned through $16,000 in just four days on Arctic Frost travel alone. Fifty interviews. Seven states. Countless Trump allies dragged in. The whole thing was a desperate attempt to justify an investigation that never should have existed in the first place.
The speed and scope of Arctic Frost make it clear—this wasn’t about justice. This was about targeting Trump. The DOJ and FBI weren’t just looking at Trump and Pence’s devices. They were going after former Attorney General Bill Barr, Jeffrey Clark, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, and anyone remotely connected to Trump’s efforts after the 2020 election. Search warrants, data extraction, subpoenas—all carried out under a case that had no real foundation. They were throwing everything at the wall, hoping something would stick.
Grassley and Johnson called out this blatant abuse in a letter to the Attorney General and FBI Director, exposing how the agencies disregarded professionalism and due process. The American people deserve to know the truth about how their government was weaponized against a political opponent. Arctic Frost isn’t an isolated incident—it’s a clear example of how far the establishment is willing to go to stop Trump.
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