Jan. 6 probe potentially investigated over 150 Republicans, documents show
Politics,Biden Administration,FBI,Jack Smith,Donald Trump,Conservatives,Republican Party,Investigations,Weaponization Of The Federal Government,January 6
Approximately 160 Republican figures may have been investigated as part of the FBI's Arctic Frost probe into alleged efforts by allies of President Trump to overturn the 2020 election, newly released documents show.
The big picture: The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee claims the lists are evidence the investigation was politically motivated, but in those documents FBI investigators opened the investigation based on what they called "specific and articulable facts" of potential crimes.
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