Exclusive — Attorney John Lauro: Jack Smith’s ‘Arctic Frost’ Probe Was ‘Takedown of a Political Movement’
Reused 10/30/25, 11/1/25AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Elizabeth Weibel1 Nov 2025484
John Lauro, who served as President Donald Trump’s trial counsel in former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Washington, D.C. case regarding the protests at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, spoke about how newly released FBI files that relating to Smith’s “Arctic Frost” probe revealed that Smith had issued almost 200 subpoenas targeting Republican-related officials and organizations. Lauro explained during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday that Smith’s investigation was “simply a DOJ takedown of a political movement.”
Lauro’s comments come after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) made newly released Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files — relating to Smith’s “Arctic Frost” probe public. Lauro added that the “shocking news in this Arctic Frost business” was that members of Congress were being targeted.
Breitbart News’s Jasmyn Jordan reported that Smith’s “Arctic Frost” probe has previously received criticism regarding the “phone and financial records” of Republican officials and Republican-related organizations being obtained covertly.
“This material should’ve been turned over to us, and it never was,” Lauro said, adding that it was “exculpatory information relating to the effort by the Biden administration” to prosecute Trump and Republican officials.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/01/exclusive-attorney-john-lauro-jack-smiths-arctic-frost-probe-was-takedown-of-a-political-movement/
