MAGA erupts over 'chilling' FBI surveillance revelation: 'Maybe it's time to start over’

Systemic Error Podcast · Oct 7, 2026 · 3m

What happened

RawStory reported on October 6, 2026, that newly released documents showed the FBI monitored Melania and Barron Trump’s travel and tapped Susie Wiles’ phone during special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents after leaving office. The story does not explain the legal authority, investigative purpose, duration, or scope of those measures.

Prominent Trump allies responded by accusing the Biden administration and Justice Department of political persecution. Senator Mike Lee suggested the FBI might not deserve to survive; Stephen…