U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate claims of improper use of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) resources by Jack Smith and others in the former Biden administration, allegedly targeting Republican lawmakers and American citizens. During a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Tuesday, Hawley pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi for action but received no definitive assurance that a probe would occur.
“Madam Attorney General, I think we need a special prosecutor to be appointed, whose sole responsibility will be to get to the bottom of what has happened in every instance I have just named. I think we need to know exactly who approved the wire taps on United States senators, who knew about it,” Hawley stated during the hearing.
The Missouri Republican reiterated his demands later Tuesday, discussing the “Arctic Frost” scandal on television. He alleged that eight Republican senators were subjected to surveillance, with conservative groups like Turning Point USA also targeted. Hawley claimed investigators obtained call logs, location data, and metadata, describing the actions as politically motivated aimed at undermining former President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party.
Hawley criticized the FBI and DOJ, stating, “What we have here is rot that goes all through the FBI, that goes all through the DOJ.” He called for public hearings and accountability for figures including Jack Smith, former Attorney General Merrick Garland, and former FBI Director Christopher Wray.
