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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan said Thursday that the Biden administration secretly subpoenaed two years of his phone records as part of the Arctic Frost investigation, a broader request than those issued to other lawmakers.
Jordan’s reveal follows revelations that the FBI obtained the phone records of several Republican members of Congress, including eight senators, during its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
According to Jordan, Justice Department prosecutor Timothy Duree requested the records in April 2022 while working alongside Thomas Windom, one of special counsel Jack Smith’s top prosecutors. The subpoena sought toll records dating from Jan. 1, 2020, through April 2022.
The materials did not include the content of calls or messages but detailed the numbers, time and duration of incoming and outgoing calls, text messages, direct-connect communications and voicemail activity.
The subpoena was paired with a nondisclosure order that argued notifying Jordan about the request could “result in flight from prosecution, destruction of or tampering with evidence, intimidation of potential witnesses, and serious jeopardy to the investigation.”
Verizon confirmed the development in a statement to Fox News. “As part of our investigation, we uncovered new information regarding Chairman Jordan and shared it with him as soon as possible,” spokesman Rich Young said.
“We are committed to restoring trust through transparency and will continue to work with Congress and the administration as they examine these issues and consider reforms to expand notification protections,” the statement added.
Earlier this month, RSBN reported that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi alleged that special counsel Jack Smith obtained both President Donald Trump’s government-issued phone and his personal phone records during the federal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
“During the Arctic Frost Investigation, we found that Special Counsel seized President Trump’s government-issued phone. This means the Biden Administration turned over President Trump’s phone to Special Counsel, an UNPRECEDENTED action,” Bondi wrote in a statement.
“In addition, Special Counsel subpoenaed all of President Trump’s PERSONAL phone records. We can never again allow this kind of government weaponization in America. I submitted these new documents to our partners on Capitol Hill. I commend our team at the FBI for working diligently to expose this,” she added.