{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-targeted-biden-dojs-arctic-frost", "Johnson Targeted by Biden DOJ\u2019s Arctic Frost", "2026-07-16", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", "dustyjohnson", "https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) released the following statement regarding Operation Arctic Frost in which President Joe Biden\u2019s Department of Justice officials obtained and reviewed the Congressman\u2019s text messages. The investigative team improperly reviewed the messages of 44 Members of Congress.\n\n\u201cMy text messages obtained by Jack Smith\u2019s rogue investigation team shows an unprecedented level of carelessness for the rule of law and the constitutional separation of powers,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to the whistleblowers who brought these acts to light and to the Senate Judiciary Committee for continuing this Congressional oversight.\u201d\n\nJohnson will review the classified information obtained by the Justice Department.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary released evidence that the United States Department of Justice Special Counsel investigation lead by Jack Smith improperly obtained and reviewed text messages from Members of Congress from across political lines.\n\nThe Justice Department\u2019s letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley can be viewed here.", 1, "2026-07-17T07:15:58Z", "2026-07-17T07:17:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-targeted-biden-dojs-arctic-frost"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7605089340358973, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}