Jack Smith’s Team Got Texts of Dozens of Reporters, Bank Info From Thousands of Americans: Grassley
Grassley said whistleblower records showed 4,782 donor checks were subpoenaed, and Smith said the records were needed for a criminal investigation.
- On Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley criticized former special counsel Jack Smith during a hearing, accusing him of weaponizing his office during investigations into President Donald Trump.
- Grassley alleged that Smith's "Arctic Frost" investigation obtained checks from at least 4,782 Americans across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, granting the Justice Department and FBI access to private bank account and routing numbers.
- Smith reportedly sought phone toll records for 16 members of Congress, naming 87 Trump White House phones in subpoenas that Grassley stated breached the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause involving "44 members, to be exact."
- Defending his actions, Smith testified he had "a duty to collect facts" during criminal investigations into serious crimes, confirming he obtained financial information while unable to recite every subpoena issued.
- Critics including Cunningham challenged Grassley's narrative, arguing that lawful collection of criminal evidence involving Congress members has followed established procedures for at least 35 years, with grand juries authorizing such investigations.
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Chuck Grassley and Far Right Propagandists Covering Up How Trump Defrauded MAGAts
Far right propagandists and Chuck Grassley are outraged that journalists' communications -- communications that showed Trump defrauding MAGAt voters -- were among the things Jack Smith obtained from the criminals he was investigating. The post Chuck Grassley and Far Right Propagandists Covering Up How Trump Defrauded MAGAts appeared first on emptywheel.
Grassley critical of subpoenas for Trump campaign donations
Senator Chuck Grassley says former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of President Trump engaged in “government overreach” and collected financial information about Trump campaign donors, including 42 checks from Iowans. During a Senate hearing yesterday, Grassley said those donation records weren’t necessary to the investigation. “That’s what you must do if your case is designed […]
Jack Smith sifted through nearly 5,000 personal checks of private citizens who donated to Trump * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link Jack Smith testifies before Congress on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 It’s long been known that Jack Smith, the improperly appointed special prosecutor assigned by Democrats during the Joe Biden White House to develop lawfare cases against President Donald Trump, demanded phone records of Republican members of Congress. That’s an ongoing fight as that move
Grassley questions Jack Smith over Trump campaign donor subpoenas
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley questioned former Special Counsel Jack Smith during a Senate Oversight hearing about subpoenas that revealed financial information of Trump campaign donors, including 42 Iowans.
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