Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said Thursday he was secretly targeted in a Biden-era Justice Department investigation tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, calling the effort a “witch hunt” aimed at undermining Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump.

Scott said he learned of the subpoena only this week from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who is probing what Republicans describe as DOJ “weaponization” under former President Joe Biden. The inquiry was part of the FBI’s Arctic Frost investigation supporting special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of Trump for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election.

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