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Patel shutters ‘corrupt’ FBI unit that previously spied on GOP senators, firing agents involved

FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI has officially dismantled a public corruption unit, known as CR-15, in addition to firing a number of agents connected to previous misconduct involving surveillance of Republican senators — outed by a recent report by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 6: Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) (C), accompanied by (L-R) Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on October 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Grassley has released a document he says came from a whistleblower, alleging that the FBI subpoenaed the phone records of eight Republican senators during an investigation.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 6: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) (C), accompanied by (L-R) Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), holds up documents as he speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on October 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Grassley has released a document he says came from a whistleblower, alleging that the FBI subpoenaed the phone records of eight Republican senators during an investigation.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley: Biden’s FBI targeted 8 GOP senators’ personal cell phones in ‘Arctic Frost’ probe

A newly obtained FBI document has revealed that the agency, under the Biden administration, targeted the personal cell phones of eight Republican senators and one Republican House member as part of its “Arctic Frost” investigation, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said on Monday.

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