Senate Judiciary Committee Plans Series of Arctic Frost Hearings for 2026

WASHINGTON– Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is placing Arctic Frost at the top of the committee’s oversight agenda in 2026. Under Grassley’s leadership, the committee plans to hold a series of hearings examining the constitutional and legal implications of the weaponized election case against President Donald Trump, which began at the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and was expanded by Jack Smith to target hundreds of Republicans, including members of Congress. Grassley is conducting oversight of Arctic Frost in partnership with Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and this year has released thousands of pages of records exposing Arctic Frost’s political origins.
“Thanks to whistleblowers who sounded the alarm to me about Arctic Frost’s existence, this shocking political scandal is seeing the light of day,”Grassley said.“Arctic Frost was a runaway train that swept up information from hundreds of innocent people simply because of their political affiliation. Congress and the American people want answers, and sunshine is the best disinfectant. The Senate Judiciary Committee is leading this investigation to find out exactly what went wrong, so that bad actors can be held accountable and this sort of political witch hunt never happens again. Transparency brings accountability.”
Subcommittees plan to examine a range of issues related to Arctic Frost, including:
Telecommunication agencies’ responses to Smith’s subpoena requests for congressional phone records.
The separation of powers and civil rights issues posed by Smith’s subpoenas.
Judges’ decision-making and compliance with judicial duties when signing off on Nondisclosure Orders for Smith’s subpoenas.
The implications of the Biden Justice Department’s allocation of significant government resources to prioritize a political case.
Hearings are expected in the following subcommittees:
Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, chaired by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Subcommittee on the Constitution, chaired by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.)
Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, chaired by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
Learn more about Grassley’s Arctic Frost oversight:
November 12, 2025:Grassley, Johnson Press for Full Disclosure of Jack Smith Subpoenas
October 29, 2025:NEW: Jack Smith Subpoenaed Records for Over 400 Republican Targets As Part of Arctic Frost
October 23, 2025:Grassley Responds to Jack Smith Request for a Hearing
October 23, 2025:Grassley Reveals Garland, Monaco, Wray Gave Personal Sign-Off to Open Arctic Frost
October 14, 2025:Grassley Demands Telecommunications Companies, Federal Entities Turn Over All Records Provided to Jack Smith
October 10, 2025:Grassley and Johnson Lead Colleagues in Seeking Release of All DOJ, FBI Records Detailing Biden Administration’s Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress
October 10, 2025:ICYMI: Grassley Oversight of Arctic Frost Yields Ongoing Results and Draws National Attention
October 6, 2025:Biden FBI Spied on Eight Republican Senators as Part of Arctic Frost Investigation, Grassley Oversight Reveals
September 16, 2025:Grassley Opens Senate Judiciary FBI Oversight Hearing, Releases Additional Records Demonstrating Political Weaponization and Misconduct at Biden FBI
April 8, 2025:Grassley, Johnson Release Additional Arctic Frost Records Detailing Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation
March 14, 2025:Grassley, Johnson Release Records Showing FBI Obtained Trump, Pence Cell Phones, Conducted Sweeping Interviews to Advance Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Investigation
February 3, 2025:Grassley Underscores FBI Supervisor Misconduct in Trump-Targeted Arctic Frost Investigation
January 30, 2025:Grassley Opening Statement on Kash Patel’s Nomination to be FBI Director
January 30, 2025:Grassley, Johnson Make Public Whistleblower Records Revealing DOJ and FBI Plot to Pin Trump in Jack Smith Elector Case
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