Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Tuesday the FBI’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election was broader than previously revealed.
The so-called Arctic Frost investigation into Trump also looked at Republican groups, including Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA organization and the Republican Attorneys General Association, according to records released by Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI).
As investigators looked into Trump’s effort to overturn the election, those groups and individuals had their communications and financial records subpoenaed to see if they were aiding Trump’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 certify false election results, and attempting to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to certify the results.
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