‘Abuse of Power Beyond Watergate’: Hawley Reacts to New Reporting that Biden FBI Spied on Him, Other Republican Lawmakers

Monday, October 06, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement following explosive new reporting, revealing that President Joe Biden’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) spied on Republican senators and a representative—going so far as to tap the lawmakers’ private communications and phone calls.

The organized spying campaign was part of the Biden-era “Arctic Frost” investigation.

The FBI targeted the following Members of Congress:

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) 
Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) 
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) 
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)  
Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) 
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) 
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) 
Representative Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) 

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