Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., addressed the controversy over the Biden DOJ’s alleged tracking of private communications for nearly a dozen GOP senators, writing on X that, “You weren’t surveilled.” The remarks came in response to Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who claimed to have been briefed by FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino on the matter, accusing the administration of politically motivated surveillance. Johnson’s claim that the Biden administration had abused its power sparked a heated exchange, with Goldman countering that the DOJ had only obtained basic call records, not the content of the communications, to probe Trump’s election-related activities.
Goldman emphasized that the records in question included metadata such as the date, time, and duration of calls, but not the substance of the conversations. The incident has drawn significant attention to the potential for executive overreach in matters of national security. Goldman also accused Johnson of being complicit in spreading Russian disinformation during the 2020 election and of communicating with the White House on the day of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots — a claim widely dismissed by many as an attempt to politicize the situation.
Meanwhile, the probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riots has taken center stage. Former special counsel Jack Smith was allegedly monitoring the communications of multiple GOP senators as part of the investigation, a revelation that has sparked intense political tensions. The FBI’s involvement in this matter has been underscored by the recent discovery of a document titled