{"id":2487296,"date":"2025-09-16T17:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbis-investigation-targeted-turning-point-usa-grassley-says\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:39:12","slug":"fbis-investigation-targeted-turning-point-usa-grassley-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbis-investigation-targeted-turning-point-usa-grassley-says\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI&#8217;s investigation targeted Turning Point USA, Grassley says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbis-investigation-targeted-turning-point-usa-grassley-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2487296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Senator Chuck grassley revealed the FBI&#8217;s &#8220;Arctic Frost&#8221; inquiry into former President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election extended beyond Trump himself. The probe also targeted several Republican groups, including Charlie Kirk&#8217;s organization Turning Point USA and the Republican Attorneys General Association. the investigation subpoenaed communications and financial records of these groups and individuals to examine their potential involvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunny-hostin-forced-to-read-legal-note-after-saying-jim-jordan-was-linked-to-sex-abuse\/\" title=\"Sunny Hostin compelled to read legal disclaimer after mentioning Jim Jordan&#039;s alleged connection to sexual abuse.\">supporting baseless claims<\/a> of election fraud. Grassley stated that &#8220;Arctic Frost&#8221; was used not just to investigate Trump but also as a means by which partisan FBI and DOJ officials conducted a broader political inquiry into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-wrays-fbi-tried-to-destroy-turning-point-usa\/\" title=\"Chris Wray\u2019s FBI Tried To Destroy ...\">republican political apparatus<\/a>. the article notes that other Trump allies, such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, were also subjects of this investigation. This disclosure came shortly after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in Utah. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FBI&rsquo;s &lsquo;Arctic Frost&rsquo; Trump investigation also targeted Kirk&rsquo;s Turning Point USA, Grassley says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2185385\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-grassley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chuck Grassley<\/a> (R-IA) said Tuesday the FBI&rsquo;s investigation into President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump&rsquo;<\/a>s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election was broader than previously revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3401500\/gop-senators-communications-biden-white-house-doj-trump-indictments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arctic Frost<\/a> investigation into Trump also looked at Republican groups, including Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s Turning Point USA organization and the Republican Attorneys General Association, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/arctic_frost_bank_record_subpoenas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">records<\/a>&nbsp;released by Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI).<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3809918\/patel-clashes-hirono-fbi-fitness-standards-women-pullups\/\">Patel clashes with Hirono over FBI fitness standards for women: &lsquo;One pullup is not harsh&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3809990\/charlie-kirk-shooting-tyler-robinson-seven-charges-death-penalty\/\">Charlie Kirk shooting suspect faces seven charges, prosecutors seek death penalty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3809588\/fbi-investigating-more-than-20-people-discord-group-tied-to-charlie-kirk-murder-suspect\/\">FBI investigating more than 20 people in Discord group tied to Charlie Kirk murder suspect<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>As investigators looked into Trump&rsquo;s effort to overturn the election, those groups and individuals had their communications and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-subpoenas-bank-records-in-biden-family-probe-leading-to-new-avenues-of-investigation\/\" title=\"House GOP Subpoenas Bank Records in Biden Family Probe, Leading to \u2018New Avenues of ...\u2019\">financial records subpoenaed<\/a> to see if they were aiding Trump&rsquo;s unfounded conspiracies about the 2020 election. These efforts included Trump allies filing false election fraud claims and disparaging lawsuits against election administrators, organizing fake electors to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >certify false election results<\/a>, and attempting to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to certify the results.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In total, 92 Republican targets, including Republican groups and Republican-linked individuals, were placed under the investigative scope of Arctic Frost. On that political list was one of Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s groups, Turning Point USA,&rdquo; Grassley said Tuesday at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3809875\/key-takeaways-kash-patel-senate-charlie-kirk-investigation-jeffrey-epstein-files-fbi-staffing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing on Capitol Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In other words, Arctic Frost wasn&rsquo;t just a case to politically investigate Trump. It was the vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors could achieve their partisan ends and improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FBI Director Kash Patel, left, shakes hands with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), right, before an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his first oversight hearing, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several pro-Trump political operatives, including Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, were previously known as subjects of the Arctic Frost investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Trump was indicted by a grand jury on charges related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including his involvement in the&nbsp;Jan.&nbsp;6, 2021, Capitol riot. The charges were dropped when he was reelected to the presidency in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3809588\/fbi-investigating-more-than-20-people-discord-group-tied-to-charlie-kirk-murder-suspect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FBI INVESTIGATING MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE IN DISCORD GROUP TIED TO CHARLIE KIRK MURDER SUSPECT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the 2020 election, Kirk and other groups now known to have been investigated amplified some of Trump&rsquo;s baseless claims regarding election fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Grassley&rsquo;s reveal came days after Kirk was shot and killed at a college in Utah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI&#8217;s &#8216;Arctic Frost&#8217; probe also targeted Kirk&#8217;s Turning Point USA, Grassley says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2487297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chuck-grassley-march-hearing.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44999,52583,5894,36420],"class_list":["post-2487296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fbi-investigation","tag-grassley-2","tag-politics","tag-turning-point-usa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chuck-grassley-march-hearing.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2487296"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2487300,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487296\/revisions\/2487300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2487297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2487296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2487296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2487296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}