Dem Defends DOJ Obtaining Call Recordings of GOP Senators: ‘You Were Not Surveillance’

A House Democrat defended the Justice Department allegedly tracking the private communications and phone calls of nearly a dozen Republican senators in 2023, writing on X that “you were not monitored.”

Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., made the remark after Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said he was briefed on the matter by FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.

“We were monitored simply because we were Republicans,” Johnson wrote on

Goldman responded to Johnson, saying, “You were not monitored” and “The DOJ obtained basic documents after the fact – date, time and duration of the call, but no substance – to confirm Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.”

JACK SMITH MONITORED PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS AND CALLS OF NEARLY A DOZEN GOP SENATORS DURING J6 INVESTIGATION, FBI SAYS

Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., left, defended former special counsel Jack Smith for allegedly tracking the private communications and phone calls of nearly a dozen Republican senators as part of his investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol. At right, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who said he was followed. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“You are shameless,” Goldman also said. “You whitewashed Russian disinformation in 2020, then communicated with the WH on January 6.”

Former special counsel Jack Smith allegedly monitored the communications of Republican senators as part of his investigation into the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots, Fox News Digital has learned.

A document, reviewed by Fox News Digital, revealed that Smith and his “Arctic Frost” team investigating Jan. 6 allegedly tracked phone calls from Johnson, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and the GOP. Representative Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania.

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FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday announced actions the bureau was taking in response to the Biden administration’s revelation of “baseless surveillance” and promised further action would be taken. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

The document, recently discovered by FBI Director Kash Patel and obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital, is titled “CAST Assistance” and dated September 27, 2023. “CAST” refers to the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Investigative Team.

An FBI official told Fox News Digital that Smith and his team tracking the senators were able to see the phone numbers they called, where the phone call originated and where it was received.

A source said the calls were likely in reference to the vote to certify the 2020 election.

A document, reviewed by Fox News Digital, revealed that Jack Smith and his “Arctic Frost” team investigating January 6 allegedly tracked phone calls from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and others. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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An official said the records were collected in 2023 by Smith and his team after subpoenaing major phone carriers.