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Grassley releases 'Arctic Frost' records showing 197 subpoenas in Biden-era probe tied to Jack Smith
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Wednesday released records from an FBI-DOJ investigation code-named Arctic Frost, including 197 subpoenas. The Biden-era probe, which Grassley says later fed Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election case, sought information related to more than 400 Republican-aligned people and entities. Republican critics, including Sens. Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, likened the effort to a political enemies list and compared it to Watergate.
A group of U.S. senators has called for an explanation from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding his decision to disband a cryptocurrency enforcement team while holding significant digital assets. The move, detailed in a memo last April, has raised concerns about potential violations of federal conflict-of-interest laws. The Campaign Legal Center has also filed a complaint urging an internal DOJ investigation.
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Six Democratic senators have accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a conflict of interest in dismantling cryptocurrency enforcement efforts at the Justice Department. They claim he held substantial crypto assets when he issued orders halting investigations, potentially violating federal ethics rules. The criticism follows a ProPublica report revealing his financial holdings worth at least $159,000.