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| Preparing for Jack Smith's testimony requires a roadmap made from history of Arctic Frost scandals |
| 2026-09-29 |
| [JTN] As former Special Counsel Jack Smith prepares to testify before Congress Tuesday morning, the scandals resulting from his investigation into President Donald Trump and Trump’s supporters are still being untangled. Politicians and pundits alike — as well as the public — are retracing the steps that may land Smith in hot water. SECRETLY OBTAINING PHONE RECORDS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Records released in July 2025 showed that Smith’s team accessed the private text messages of more than 40 lawmakers from Jan. 6, 2021, leading to questions about whether Smith lied when testifying to Congress the previous year, Just the News previously reported. At that July hearing, Smith answered "no" when asked by congressional investigators whether he included the content of text messages when requesting toll records from members of Congress he secretly surveilled. The records released this summer showed that the Biden DOJ created a “Filter Team” to evaluate materials obtained during Smith’s investigations, including a probe codenamed “Project Coconut” relating to January 6 and another called Project “Cranberry,” relating to Trump’s handling of classified documents. All were under the umbrella of “Arctic Frost,” a large-scale probe of Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election. “Communications from Members of Congress pertaining to their official legislative duties are protected from criminal prosecution under the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause,” the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a press release when the new documents were released. “Bypassing a Filter Team evades consideration of additional privileges, such as attorney-client privilege.” In July 2026, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., queried on social media whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) should investigate whether Smith misled Congress, a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. Related: Jack Smith 09/25/2026 'Unlawfully fired' Mar-a-Lago FBI agents fear 'possible punitive consequences' unless Judge Cannon clears up her order Jack Smith 08/17/2026 FBI had evidence Swalwell got illegal donations from suspected Chinese spy, bombshell memos show Jack Smith 08/04/2026 Turley Nails Down Biden Classified Handling Vs Mar-a-Lago |
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