ACLJ Files Lawsuit To Expose Deep State’s Arctic Frost’s Targeting of Conservatives

We recently told you how the ACLJ is fighting back against former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost surveillance scheme that targeted prominent conservatives and conservative groups. Backed by leading Republican U.S. Senators, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request demanding every record related to this unconstitutional spying operation designed to dig up dirt against political opposition.

What was collected? Who authorized it? And for what political purpose?

With the endorsement of Senators Lindsey Graham (SC), Ted Cruz (TX), Marsha Blackburn (TN), Cynthia Lummis (WY), Bill Hagerty (TN), and Tommy Tuberville (AL), we demanded answers and submitted a FOIA. And this week, due to a lack of answers, we have filed a vital lawsuit.

We are seeking, among other items, the following:

• All documents related to the government’s search and seizure of private communications during the Arctic Frost investigation, including search warrants, applications, supporting materials, and any gag orders used to keep these searches secret.
• Records tied to the search of 10 phones (including those belonging to lawyers, a U.S. Congressman, and White House personnel), 20 additional electronic devices, iCloud and email accounts, and even President Trump’s former Twitter account.
• Any records showing attempts to search the phones, devices, or accounts of Senators Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Tommy Tuberville, Marsha Blackburn, Bill Hagerty, and Cynthia Lummis.
• Internal communications revealing who approved these searches, why they were authorized, and how those decisions were made by the Arctic Frost investigative team.

By law, agencies have no more than 30 days to respond to a FOIA request. None did.

Our lawsuit was filed against the Office of Information Policy, National Security Division, Criminal Division and the Office of Legal Counsel (all components of the Department of Justice), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, asking the court to compel them to comply with our FOIA request.

Now the agencies will have 30 days to file an answer (where it admits facts or asserts a defense) or file a Motion to Dismiss. In our other FOIA cases, they have done both, so now we wait.

The ACLJ will not stop until the truth is exposed. We are committed to uncovering the full scope of Arctic Frost and Jack Smith’s use of federal power to target conservatives – so this abuse is exposed, accountability is enforced, and nothing like this ever happens again.