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The transcripts include testimony from former prosecutors and a DOJ inspector general agent concerning the collection of phone records, with allegations of improper subpoenas targeting Republican lawmakers.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T23:46:12.507Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-22T22:25:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-22T23:46:12.507Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to named bodies, but relies on anonymous sourcing for key details.","critic":"Reports include quotes from affected individuals and explain why the story matters.","hype":"Headlines promise explosive revelations, but the article content is more measured."}},"tags":["#ArcticFrost","#JackSmith","#HouseRepublicans","#DOJ","#Subpoenas","#CongressionalOversight"],"entities":["House Republicans","Jack Smith","Arctic Frost probe","Brian Burnett","Justice Department","Jim Jordan"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["House Republicans released six transcripts related to the Arctic Frost probe.","The transcripts contain testimony from five former prosecutors and a former DOJ watchdog agent.","Committee Republicans allege investigators improperly subpoenaed phone records belonging to more than a dozen GOP lawmakers.","A retired DOJ Inspector General Special Agent stated he was unaware that phone data he gathered belonged to members of Congress."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"House Republicans have released six transcripts from the investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith. The released documents include testimony from five former prosecutors who worked with Smith and a former Justice Department inspector general agent. These releases are part of the House Judiciary Committee's examination of the Arctic Frost probe."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Committee Republicans allege that investigators improperly subpoenaed phone records belonging to more than a dozen Republican lawmakers during the Arctic Frost investigation. They also claim that gag orders were used to prevent lawmakers from knowing that the Biden-Harris Justice Department had obtained their records."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on agent's awareness of congressional subpoenas"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Retired Justice Department Inspector General Special Agent Brian Burnett stated in his testimony that he was not aware that phone data he was gathering belonged to members of Congress. 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