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Patel Fires Team Allegedly Part Of Investigators Team

The full scale of the Biden-era surveillance scandal known as Arctic Frost is finally coming into view, and it’s every bit as chilling as its code name implies. We’ve long known that this secretive operation was used to target conservative groups like Turning Point USA and ordinary Americans such as school board parents. But newly released information reveals a far more egregious breach: the private communications of sitting U.S. senators were actively monitored by their own government.

Among the names reportedly targeted are Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — all vocal critics of the Biden administration and its Department of Justice. According to documents released and first reported by Fox News Digital, the FBI, under then-Special Counsel Jack Smith, allegedly collected phone records, tracked movements, and monitored conversations — not for suspected criminal activity, but apparently in connection with the senators’ opposition to certifying the 2020 election results.


This revelation has prompted a decisive response from the newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel, who appears determined to draw a hard line between the old guard and a reformed agency. “We are cleaning up a diseased temple three decades in the making,” Patel declared. And unlike the typical Washington platitudes, his actions speak loudly: multiple FBI employees have already been terminated, the CR-15 surveillance squad has been disbanded, and further investigations into internal abuses are now underway.

Patel’s remarks are both a condemnation of the past and a mission statement for the future: “Identifying the rot, removing those who weaponized law enforcement for political purposes… I promised reform, and I intend to deliver it.”


Senator Hawley didn’t mince words either. “It’s outrageous,” he told Fox News. “It’s blatantly unconstitutional. It’s a violation of the First Amendment, the separation of powers — and it shows how corrupt this administration became, weaponizing the FBI against their political enemies.” He added that prosecutions must follow, and many across the aisle agree that this incident goes far beyond political scandal. It strikes at the heart of constitutional governance.

The backlash has now extended into the public square. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Patel reaffirmed his resolve, writing: “Transparency and accountability aren’t slogans — they’re promises kept.” His deputy, Dan Bongino, echoed the sentiment: “We will continue to deliver on those promises. You deserve better.”


Senator Lindsey Graham, who was also reportedly monitored during Arctic Frost, applauded the leadership of Patel and Bongino. “They are trying to clean up the mess they inherited,” Graham said. “They should be congratulated for finding this and exposing it. What happened should unnerve everybody.”

And it should. What began as a covert operation has unraveled into what many are now calling the most unconstitutional surveillance effort against elected officials in modern American history. It wasn’t just about election certification or public safety. It was about political control — a use of the state’s most powerful tools to monitor, intimidate, and undermine dissent.

The system bent under partisan pressure. Now, it must snap back — or it may never recover.

Written by Arthur Higgens - October 8, 2025