{"id":2573960,"date":"2026-02-26T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fbi-spied-on-susie-wiles-during-trumps-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:06:00","slug":"biden-fbi-spied-on-susie-wiles-during-trumps-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fbi-spied-on-susie-wiles-during-trumps-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden FBI spied on Susie Wiles during Trump\u2019s campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fbiden-fbi-spied-on-susie-wiles-during-trumps-campaign%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=2573960&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 the FBI obtained phone toll records for Kash Patel and Susie Wiles while they were private citizens during investigations related too Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 election. Reuters is cited as saying the records were collected in 2022\u20132023 as part of then-special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s probes into Trump\u2019s handling of classified documents and attempts to overturn the 2020 results. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >subpoenas sought toll records\u2014showing<\/a> when calls occurred and who they were to\u2014rather than the content of conversations, and, according to the piece, such records can be obtained by subpoena without a judge\u2019s approval and do not amount to wiretaps; FBI spokesman Ben Williamson publicly acknowledged the subpoenas on X.Patel disclosed the seizure and called for the removal of at least 10 FBI employees involved in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation. The article notes a months-long purge of holdover personnel who worked on matters related to Trump and his allies, including prior firings of several FBI officials.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also discusses questions about why Wiles and Patel were targeted, given their roles as Trump advisers, and presents Republicans\u2019 view that the FBI\u2019s surveillance of Trump associates and GOP lawmakers reflects a broader pattern tied to the so-called Arctic Frost investigations. Grassley and othre critics argue that hundreds of Republicans were swept into the investigative dragnet through subpoenas and records requests, including attempts to obtain toll records for current or former Republican members of Congress. The White House did not comment.  <\/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\">Biden FBI spied on Susie Wiles during Trump&rsquo;s campaign<\/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_2517078\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> obtained phone records belonging to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\">Kash Patel<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susie-wiles\/\">Susie Wiles<\/a> when both were private citizens during investigations tied to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> ahead of the 2024 election, according to officials familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>An FBI spokesman, Ben Williamson, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_WilliamsonBen\/status\/2026791890947920331\">appeared to confirm the existence<\/a> of the subpoenas in a post on X, publicly acknowledging the activity after the disclosures surfaced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4473025\/doj-promises-publish-epstein-documents-improperly-tagged\/\">DOJ promises to publish Epstein documents &#8216;improperly tagged&#8217; to not be released<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4472433\/bill-and-hillary-clinton-to-sit-for-house-oversight-depositions-epstein-ties\/\">Bill and Hillary Clinton to sit for back-to-back House Oversight depositions over Epstein ties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4471631\/why-trump-changes-immigration-courts-ramp-up-deportations\/\">Why Trump&#8217;s changes to immigration courts will &#8216;absolutely&#8217; ramp up deportations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House chief of staff Susie Wiles listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/fbi-obtained-kash-patel-susie-wiles-phone-records-during-biden-administration-2026-02-25\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/fbi-obtained-kash-patel-susie-wiles-phone-records-during-biden-administration-2026-02-25\/\"><em>Reuters<\/em> reported<\/a> that the records were collected in 2022 and 2023 as part of then-special counsel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-smith\/\">Jack Smith<\/a>&rsquo;s investigations into Trump&rsquo;s handling of classified documents and challenges to the 2020 election results. The subpoenas sought so-called toll records, which show the timing and recipients of calls but not the content of conversations. Such records can be obtained by subpoena without a judge&rsquo;s approval and do not constitute wiretaps.<\/p>\n<p>Patel disclosed the seizure in a statement on Wednesday and ordered the ouster of at least 10 FBI employees involved in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation, according to multiple people briefed on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The removals are part of a monthslong review of holdover personnel who worked directly on matters related to investigations of Trump and his allies. In August, former acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll was fired, alongside top FBI officials Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans, over their participation in Biden-era Trump investigations. According to MS NOW, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/kash-patel-fbi-senior-agents-ousted-trump-jan-6-mar-a-lago#:~:text=FBI%20Director%20Kash%20Patel%20has,staffed%20by%20nonpolitical%20civil%20servants.\">a similar purge happened<\/a> last month involving as many as six agents in Miami, who had previously worked on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-to-press-garland-on-abuses-before-judiciary-committee\/\" title=\"House Republicans will question Garland on &#039;abuses&#039; in front of Judiciary Committee\">classified documents criminal case<\/a> against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is outrageous and deeply alarming that the previous FBI leadership secretly subpoenaed my own phone records &ndash; along with those of now White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles &ndash; using flimsy pretexts and burying the entire process in prohibited case files designed to evade all oversight,&rdquo; Patel said.<\/p>\n<p>Patel also briefed Wiles on the matter on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>The full scope of and justification behind the collection of the phone data, including whether Patel or Wiles were themselves investigative subjects, is unclear. Both were close advisers to Trump during the period examined by Smith and were interviewed by investigators. Patel himself testified before a grand jury in 2022, and he served as Trump&rsquo;s designated representative to the National Archives and Records Administration at the time that agency sought to collect Trump&rsquo;s retained records. But Wiles was not part of Trump&rsquo;s first administration and had no obvious involvement in either the 2020 election challenges or the storage of Trump&rsquo;s presidential records, raising questions about why she would be a target for surveillance in those investigations. <\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department&rsquo;s investigations into Trump during former Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\">Merrick Garland<\/a>&lsquo;s tenure examined both his retention of classified documents and alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. <\/p>\n<p>Smith ultimately charged Trump in 2023, but after Trump&rsquo;s reelection, Smith dropped both the election case and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-reject-trump-request-in-fbi-classified-documents-case\/\" title=\"DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Reject Trump Request in FBI ... Case\">classified documents case<\/a>, citing long-standing DOJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president. The classified documents case was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3082471\/judge-dismisses-trump-classified-documents-case\/\">previously dismissed<\/a> by a Florida judge in July 2024, finding Smith was unlawfully appointed as special counsel.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Congress have framed the FBI&rsquo;s spying on Trump allies and other sitting GOP lawmakers as part of a broader pattern tied to the FBI&rsquo;s 2022 &ldquo;Arctic Frost&rdquo; investigation, which later formed the basis of Smith&rsquo;s election-related case. The FBI also conducted some surveillance on Trump&rsquo;s 2016 campaign over unfounded allegations that it was colluding with Russia to steal the election.<\/p>\n<p>Through the help of whistleblowers, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) revealed in October that there were at least <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3868459\/bidens-watergate-jack-smith-sought-197-subpoenas-in-arctic-frost-investigation\/\">197 subpoenas issued<\/a> by Smith that sought records related to at least 340 named Republican individuals or entities, and that he further sought phone toll records for at least 20 current or former Republican members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Grassley called the revelations of the Wiles and Patel subpoenas &ldquo;terrible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last year I was the first to sound the alarm on the existence of &lsquo;Prohibited Access&rsquo; files at FBI I warned FBI used this system to hide key info SURE ENOUGH we&rsquo;ve learned that Biden FBI was scooping records on Kash Patel+Susie Wiles &amp; hiding the evidence as &lsquo;prohibited&rsquo; docs,&rdquo; Grassley posted to X.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4472743\/fbi-fires-agents-who-worked-on-trump-classified-document-investigation-ap-sources-say\/\">FBI FIRES AGENTS WHO WORKED ON TRUMP CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS INVESTIGATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grassley has continued oversight into the origins and scope of the politicized Trump-related investigations, and he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/arctic-frost\">recently mapped out a timeline<\/a> of that investigation dating back to 2022, arguing that hundreds of Republicans, including lawmakers and affiliated organizations, were swept into its investigative dragnet through subpoenas and records requests.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not respond to a request for comment from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 seized phone records of Susie Wiles and Kash Patel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2573961,"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\/12\/AP25350529584783.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50645,74650,74651],"class_list":["post-2573960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-fbi-2","tag-susie-wiles-2","tag-trump-campaign-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25350529584783.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573960","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573960"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573964,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573960\/revisions\/2573964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2573961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}