Smith to Face Senate Probe on Jan 6 Texts | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 2m

Former special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of a sweeping probe into how his office obtained text messages from over 40 members of Congress during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation — dubbed “Arctic Frost.” Republicans accuse Smith’s team of bypassing Justice Department protocols and violating constitutional privacy rights, with Senator Chuck Grassley demanding accountability and transparency. Utah Senator Mike Lee, whose own records were seized, called it a dangerous overreach. The committee is reviewing whether investigators accessed…