{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/lummis-sends-letter-to-fbi-director-requests-biden-spying-files/", "Lummis Sends Letter to FBI Director, Requests Biden Spying Files", "2025-10-09", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "Cynthia M. Lummis", "L000571", "www.lummis.senate.gov", "lummis", "https://www.lummis.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) this week sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel thanking him, President Trump, and Attorney General Pam Bondi for their transparency regarding the unconstitutional surveillance activities conducted against her and other U.S. Senators by the Biden administration during Operation Arctic Frost.\n\nSenator Lummis requested a myriad of answers and information regarding their surveillance of her private communications and phone records.\n\nSenator Lummis wrote in the letter, \u201cI believe that the surveillance of sitting United States Senators by the executive branch represents one of the most serious infringements on the separation of powers in American history. It seriously impinges on my constitutional duty as a legislator, especially since this surveillance was directly connected to activities protected by the Speech or Debate Clause of the United States Constitution. The American people deserve to know the truth about how the Biden administration weaponized federal law enforcement against their elected representatives. Those responsible will be held accountable.\u201d\n\nLummis concluded, \u201cThank you for your prompt attention to these requests, and for restoring integrity to the FBI.\u201d\n\nSenator Lummis requested that the FBI deliver this information to her no later than November 1, 2025.\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\n\nHon. Kash Patel\n\nDirector, Federal Bureau of Investigation\n\n935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW\n\nWashington, DC 20535\n\nDear Director Patel,\n\nI want to begin by thanking you, President Trump and General Bondi for your transparency regarding the blatantly unconstitutional surveillance activities conducted on the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives by the Biden Administration during Operation Arctic Frost. Your willingness to expose these abuses is crucial to getting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ) focused back on its core mission of delivering justice for all.\n\nI\u2019m writing to seek information regarding the surveillance of my private communications and phone records during this FBI investigation. Please deliver the following information to my staff not later than November 1, 2025:\n\n\u2013 All FBI and DOJ records that identify which members of the Biden Administration authorized or approved the surveillance of my phone records and communications as part of Operation Arctic Frost, including:\n\nThe names of all DOJ officials who approved or were briefed on this surveillance;\n\nThe names of all FBI officials involved in the authorization process;\n\nThe name and title of any White House officials who were informed or involved in approving this operation.\n\n\u2013 The entire data file collected on me, including;\n\nAll phone records and data collected;\n\nIf collected, any recordings or transcripts of my private communications.\n\n\u2013 The legal statutes cited to justify the collection and all legal memoranda and documents used to gain approval of the surveillance.\n\n\u2013 The legal statutes cited to justify the collection and all legal memoranda and documents used to gain approval of the surveillance.\n\n\u2013 The names and titles of every official who had access to my data.\n\n\u2013 All instances and dates where my data was accessed or viewed.\n\n\u2013 Any individuals with whom my information was shared.\n\n\u2013 Whether any of my communications were presented to Congressional committees, the Biden White House, or other agencies.\n\n\u2013 Any grand jury testimony materials created or presented.\n\n\u2013 Any instances in which National Security Agency (NSA) or other non-DOJ intelligence community personnel or resources were used in surveillance of me;\n\n\u2013 Documentation of any other surveillance conducted by the FBI or DOJ from January 20, 2021 through January 20, 2025 on me related to my official duties as a United States Senator.\n\nI believe that the surveillance of sitting United States Senators by the executive branch represents one of the most serious infringements on the separation of powers in American history. It seriously impinges on both my civil rights and my constitutional duties as a legislator, especially since this surveillance was directly connected to core legislative activities protected by the Speech or Debate Clause of the United States Constitution.\n\nThe American people deserve to know the truth about how the Biden Administration weaponized federal law enforcement against their elected representatives. Those responsible will be held accountable.\n\nThank you for your prompt attention to these requests, and for restoring integrity to the FBI.\n\nSincerely,\n\nCynthia M. Lummis\n\nUnited States Senator\n\ncc: Hon. 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