Hagerty Takes First Legal Action of any Member of Congress in Response to Arctic Frost

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February 9, 2026
Complaint was filed with the FCC over Verizon’s unlawful response to Biden DOJ subpoena
WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) took the first legal action of any member of Congress against Verizon for violating federal law by disclosing the senator’s phone records to President Biden’s DOJ—cooperating with Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation targeting President Trump and his supporters, now known as Arctic Frost.
Senator Hagerty filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission outlining how Verizon violated federal law by disclosing the senator’s customer proprietary network information and for failing to take reasonable measures to protect his information.
Senator Hagerty is represented by David Thompson and Clark Hildabrand of Cooper & Kirk, attorneys with a long track record of success all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Statement From Senator Bill Hagerty:
“Verizon eagerly handed my private phone records without a fight,”said Senator Hagerty.“I’ve been a customer for decades—Verizon’s complicity in the witch hunt against President Trump and his supporters, like me, constitutes a profound breach of trust. If this can happen to a sitting United States Senator, it can happen to any American. We need accountability.”
“That’s why I’m pleased to take this first step in holding Verizon’s feet to the fire. Their CEO, Dan Schulman, and CLO Vandana Venkatesh, a former Henry Waxman staffer, chose to ignore my inquiries when I sent them letters. Maybe the FCC will fare better.”
“Any customer would expect Verizon to challenge a patently unconstitutional subpoena like the one it received for my records, but Verizon just rolled over instead, and that disclosure violated federal law and the FCC’s regulations. The Biden DOJ would never have gotten my phone records if Verizon hadn’t played along. I’m not asking for compensation. I’m asking to get to the bottom of what happened. I want Verizon to discipline its leaders who were responsible, and I want to make sure it will never happen again.”
Key points in the complaint:
Senator Hagerty is demanding:
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