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Updated · Fox News · Oct 14
Biden DOJ Obtained Data on 639,000 Republican Voters and Donors in Arctic Frost Probe
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Oct 14

Biden DOJ Obtained Data on 639,000 Republican Voters and Donors in Arctic Frost Probe

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 14

Summary

  • A Senate Judiciary memo says the Biden Justice Department and Jack Smith’s office obtained spreadsheets covering at least 639,000 Republican voters and donors during the 2022 Arctic Frost election probe.
  • Grassley said more than 148,000 spreadsheet rows were marked as donors, many giving small-dollar amounts, and the files included names, birth dates, addresses, emails, occupations, employers, credit-card information and donation data.
  • The Iowa Republican argued the collection went far beyond what the special counsel needed and showed an effort to map the Republican Party apparatus, escalating his long-running oversight investigation into Smith.
  • Smith acknowledged at a Senate hearing last month that his team acquired financial information, saying subpoenas were issued as part of a criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Insights

If investigators say large-scale subpoenas were necessary, what evidence would show the collection was truly proportionate?
What rules should limit prosecutors from collecting personal records on vast numbers of people not charged with wrongdoing?