New FBI files reveal Jack Smith’s ‘fishing expedition’ targeted ‘entire Republican political apparatus’: Sen. Chuck Grassley (430 individuals and organizations)

https://nypost.com ^ | Oct. 29, 2025, | Josh Christenson

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released additional FBI files Wednesday revealing that hundreds more Republican groups and persons were targeted in a “fishing expedition” brought by special counsel Jack Smith.

In a press conference alongside other GOP senators, Grassley announced that he was making public the 197 subpoenas sought by Smith as part of the Arctic Frost probe, which became “the vehicle by which FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors could improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus.”

“I’ve obtained through legally protected whistleblower disclosures,” Grassley said. “197 subpoenas were issued by Jack Smith and his team. These subpoenas were issued to 34 individuals and 163 businesses, including financial institutions.”

“The subpoena requested records and communications related to over 430 individual and organizations — all of them appear to be aimed at Republicans,” the Iowa Republican added, noting requests sent to the late conservative icon Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA and the Republican Attorneys General Association.

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Bkmk

[mass55th]

Did Merritless Garland authorize him to go on a fishing expedition? There has to be a paper record regarding the scope of the two investigations that Garland authorized him to conduct.

[SmokingJoe]

Jack Smith has to end up in jail for a very long time.

[ClearCase_guy]

[BigFreakinToad]

how about doing something about it instead of chin music.

[philman_36]

It looks like political weaponization to me.
Does it look like political weaponization to you? 🤔
/rhetorical question

[PGR88]

its probably why Smith stayed in Amsterdam for 2-3 months while planning it (he claimed a broken leg didn’t allow him to travel)

Under protection of his Davos masters, and also his communications probably more secure.

[SpaceBar]

Given the gravity of the offense, prison time for Jack is the only equitable punishment/restitution.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

This isn’t worse than Watergate.

[Faith65]

thanks
bkmk

[bigbob]

Chuck’s old. We need some young bucks with the energy level needed to act. We need more JD Vances in the Senate and fewer fossils.

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[kiryandil]

And a good thrashing beforehand...

[MortMan]

I’m not sure I agree. Can you describe why you think it’s less than Watergate?

[philman_36]

I think Grassley set him up. He let a little bit of info out,
Jack got cocky, said some things, wrote some things, requested
a public engagement and we'll now see if he still wants
public hearings now that more information has comes out.
His own public and written comments may bite him on the backside.

JMO, YMMV

[roving]

Why do we never hear anything about Garland?

[Mlheureux]

Treason, Insurrection and Sedition come to mind.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Smith thought the Democrats were going to win again in 2024, and he would have had a full time job as special prosecutor for the whole term. He was going after everyone. You have to believe he thought he was going to dismantle the entire Republican Party.