A startling discovery emerged from the Senate Judiciary Committee: Trump Media, along with over 400 individuals and organizations linked to President Trump, was subjected to surveillance during Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation.
This revelation points to an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal power, raising serious questions about the scope and justification of the inquiry.
The investigation secretly compelled J.P. Morgan Chase to hand over the private banking records of Trump Media and Technology Group – a company that, remarkably, did not even exist at the time of the January 6th events under scrutiny.
Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes uncovered this overreach, highlighting a disturbing pattern of the Justice Department extending its reach beyond legal boundaries and into the realm of political maneuvering.
The timing is particularly damning. Trump Media didn’t become a public company until 2024, years after the period Smith’s investigation ostensibly covered. Yet, the operation, codenamed “Arctic Frost,” targeted Truth Social’s financial records as if it were directly involved in the Capitol protests.
What possible rationale could exist for subpoenaing a non-existent entity? The answer, according to Nunes, isn’t legal – it’s purely political.
The subpoena wasn’t just unjustified; it was concealed. Trump Media received no notification, and J.P. Morgan Chase complied without challenge, a decision that may have violated both state and federal laws.
The bank’s actions took an even more damaging turn. Just as Truth Social prepared to go public and raise $250 million, J.P. Morgan abruptly “debanked” the company, effectively sabotaging a burgeoning free speech platform.
This decision, coinciding with active cooperation with the Department of Justice, suggests a deliberate act of corporate compliance with political intimidation, a chilling demonstration of power.
While J.P. Morgan later claimed its account closures weren’t politically motivated, the sequence of events – the secret subpoena, the timing of the debanking, and the coordination with the Justice Department – paints a different picture.
This isn’t an isolated incident. Smith’s team also reportedly accessed phone records from Verizon and AT&T, targeting Republicans and echoing tactics used during the previous “Russia hoax” investigations.
The message is stark: aligning with President Trump could expose individuals and organizations to surveillance, financial disruption, and even the threat of corporate retaliation.
Trump Media has vowed to pursue all available legal avenues to uncover the identities of those who authorized the subpoenas, the reasons behind them, and why a major American bank would act against a lawful company.
The fundamental principle of free speech should not be contingent on the political leanings of those in power within the Department of Justice.
