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Marsha Blackburn: “The Arctic Frost investigation ultimately evolved into your 2020 case against President Trump.”

Featuring: Marsha Blackburn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Tennessee

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The Arctic Frost investigation was opened by the FBI in April of 2022 before ultimately being subsumed by your work after being appointed as special counsel in November of that year. While I understand you weren't personally involved in The Arctic Frost investigation ultimately evolved into your 2020 case against President Trump. Yes or no? Do you accept that the Arctic Frost was initiated by FBI personnel that were clearly infected by political bias? And before you answer, if you will pull your microphone closer to you. (09:10–09:21)

STATEMENT

Asserts that the Arctic Frost investigation led to a 2020 case against President Trump.

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See the main statements from Marsha Blackburn in this video

“The Arctic Frost investigation was opened by the FBI in April of 2022.”
Asserts the start date of the Arctic Frost investigation by the FBI.08:58-09:03
“Timothy Tebow was found to have violated the U.S. office of Special Counsel, violated the Hatch act for anti Trump political conduct while at the FBI.”
Asserts that Timothy Tebow violated the Hatch Act for anti-Trump conduct while at the FBI.12:06-12:32
“And for you to sit in front of this committee and not answer a simple question when you say you're here to tell us all about it, and you can't tell us whether or not you looked at the bias of the gentleman before you, it's just absurd.”
This is an expression of frustration about the witness's inability to answer a question, not a factual claim.14:00-14:16