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Grassley says Biden DOJ and Jack Smith obtained donor and voter data on 639,000 people
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Just the News, Fox News, The Daily Signal and nine other outlets, all rated right or far right, report that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley says in a memo that the Biden Justice Department and Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained spreadsheets with donor and voter information on at least 639,000 people during the Arctic Frost investigation. Grassley says the records include names, addresses, party affiliation, donation amounts and credit card information, and that they cover 2005 to 2021, which he calls well outside the special counsel’s scope. The outlets say Grassley describes the material as evidence that the probe was designed to map out the Republican Party.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said in a memo that the Biden Justice Department and Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained spreadsheets with donor and voter data on at least 639,000 people.
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Grassley said the spreadsheets include names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, party affiliation, donation amounts and credit card information.
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Grassley said the data covers 2005 to 2021, which he called well outside the special counsel’s scope.
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Grassley said the records include names of Trump campaign personnel and buyers of red MAGA hats, with their purchases and shipping addresses.
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Grassley said the material shows the special counsel’s operation was designed to map out the Republican Party.
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The Federalist reports the information was reviewed in newly released federal whistleblower disclosures.
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The donor and voter data was breached.
Fox News’s headline describes the data as breached; Just the News and The Daily Signal say the Justice Department and Jack Smith obtained it in the course of the probe, and no supplied article describes unauthorized access.
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All twelve outlets report Grassley’s memo that the Biden Justice Department and Jack Smith obtained data on at least 639,000 Republican donors and voters, and they differ mainly in tone, with the far end using words like breached, lawfare and nabbed.
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Headlines state that the Justice Department and Jack Smith obtained data on 639,000 Republicans, with far-end outlets adding words like nabbed, trove and lawfare; mainstream ones attribute it to Grassley.
Jack Smith Obtained Data on at Least 639,000 Republican Donors, Voters and Supporters, Loaded verb“Senate Finds”The headline presents a committee chairman’s memo as a finding of the full Senate rather than as the committee’s report.More neutral: Senate Judiciary Committee reportsDisagree with this highlight?
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invasive databreachedgobbled upMAGA Hat Buyers
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invasive dataMore neutral: personal data
Labels the data as invasive before the facts about its collection are established.
Chuck Grassley alleges President Joe Biden's Justice Department collected invasive data on over 639,000 Republican voters and donors via Arctic Frost.
Used byFox News (Far Right)
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breachedMore neutral: obtained
Breached implies unauthorized access, while the memo describes records that the Justice Department obtained.
Massive trove of Republican voter and donor info breached in Biden DOJ probe: Senate chairman
Used byFox News (Far Right)
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gobbled upMore neutral: obtained
Suggests a greedy seizure of data that goes beyond what the memo describes.
…arm of the FBI as it investigated President Donald Trump — showing that the bureau gobbled up the personal data of at least 639,000 Republican donors, voters and supporters.
Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)
Loaded modifier
MAGA Hat BuyersMore neutral: people who bought campaign merchandise
Labels the people whose data was obtained by a political purchase, implying they were targeted for their politics.
Jack Smith’s FBI Probe Obtained Personal Data Of 640,000 Everyday Republicans, MAGA Hat Buyers
Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)
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shamMore neutral: Arctic Frost investigation
Calls the investigation fraudulent without evidence in the text.
…when you thought you'd learned every ugly detail there was to know about Jack Smith's sham "Arctic Frost" investigation into President Trump, along comes Sen.
Used byRedState (Far Right)
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jaw-dropperMore neutral: new memo
Manufactures drama around a memo whose contents are described in the text.
Chuck Grassley (R-IA) with yet another jaw-dropper of a revelation.
Used byRedState (Far Right)
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BombshellMore neutral: New Arctic Frost memo
Presents a memo from one lawmaker as a shocking revelation.
New Arctic Frost Bombshell: Jack Smith's Witch Hunt Swept Up at Least 639,000 Republicans
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Witch HuntMore neutral: investigation
Dismisses the investigation as illegitimate without evidence in the text.
New Arctic Frost Bombshell: Jack Smith's Witch Hunt Swept Up at Least 639,000 Republicans
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scooped upMore neutral: obtained
The phrase describes the collection of data in casual, dramatic terms rather than the neutral wording of how records were obtained.
Former special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump scooped up information on 639,000 Republican supporters and everyday voters, the Senate's top…
Used byThe Washington Times (Right)
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seizedMore neutral: obtained
The verb implies forcible taking, while the record described was obtained through subpoenas.
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith seized the personal information of at least 639,000 Republican voters, donors, and supporters…
Used byThe Federalist (Far Right)
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NabbedMore neutral: obtained
The verb suggests a capture or arrest, while the report describes obtaining records through subpoenas.
Jack Smith Nabbed 639K Republicans’ Donor, Voter Data In Arctic Frost Lawfare
Used byThe Federalist (Far Right)
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LawfareMore neutral: investigation
The term presents a legal investigation as an illegitimate use of the law without evidence in the article.
Jack Smith Nabbed 639K Republicans’ Donor, Voter Data In Arctic Frost Lawfare
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Senate FindsMore neutral: Senate Judiciary Committee reports
The headline presents a committee chairman’s memo as a finding of the full Senate rather than as the committee’s report.
…Smith Obtained Data on at Least 639,000 Republican Donors, Voters and Supporters, Senate Finds
Used byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)
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unhinged liberalsMore neutral: political opponents
Calls political opponents unhinged as the writer’s own verdict rather than a reported fact.
…curtain know that simply wearing a red hat can land you in the crosshairs of unhinged liberals.
Used byRedState (Far Right)
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run by socialistsMore neutral: a Democratic-led state
Attaches a political label to a state government that pre-judges it.
…you might not worry about such things, but if you’re in a blue state like mine, run by socialists, it certainly crosses your mind.
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Probably Knows Where You LiveMore neutral: Jack Smith’s team obtained personal data on Republicans
The headline insinuates personal surveillance beyond the records the outlet cites.
If You Bought a MAGA Hat During the Biden Administration, Jack Smith Probably Knows Where You Live
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so-calledMore neutral: (omit)
Sneer quotes in word form.
He led two investigations into Donald Trump: one involving so-called election interference and another related to the alleged mishandling of classified…
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anti-Trump attorneysMore neutral: the prosecutors on Smith’s team
Labels the prosecutors by their presumed view of a political figure, which presumes their motive.
…came of these investigations, despite an unlimited budget and an army of anti-Trump attorneys.
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creepyMore neutral: The scope of the investigations has been criticized as excessive.
An emotive verdict on the investigations rather than a described fact.
The overreach has been creepy.
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grossMore neutral: abuse of authority (as attributed to Grassley)
The word ‘gross’ adds the writer’s own judgement of severity to a claim that is only reported as an allegation.
…Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley revealed that Smith’s office had committed a gross “abuse of authority” in terms of collecting information on more than half a million…
Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)
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8 outlets · 4 opinionLeads with
- Scale of data on Republicans
- Smith and Biden Justice Department conduct
- Invasive personal details of donors and voters
- Mapping the Republican Party
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- The Daily SignalFar Right
Jack Smith Obtained Data on at Least 639,000 Republican Donors, Voters and Supporters, Loaded verb“Senate Finds”The headline presents a committee chairman’s memo as a finding of the full Senate rather than as the committee’s report.More neutral: Senate Judiciary Committee reportsDisagree with this highlight?
Former special counsel Jack Smith and the Biden administration Justice Department obtained information on at least 639,000 Republican donors, voters and supporters, the Senate Judiciary Committee revealed Wednesday. …
- New York PostRight
Ex-special counsel Jack Smith obtained personal info on 639K Republicans— including red MAGA hat buyers
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley dencounced the former prosecutor of President Trump for an "abuse of authority."
- The FederalistFar Right
Jack Smith Loaded verb“Nabbed”The verb suggests a capture or arrest, while the report describes obtaining records through subpoenas.More neutral: obtainedDisagree with this highlight? 639K Republicans’ Donor, Voter Data In Arctic Frost Delegitimizing label“Lawfare”The term presents a legal investigation as an illegitimate use of the law without evidence in the article.More neutral: investigationDisagree with this highlight?
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Loaded verb“seized”The verb implies forcible taking, while the record described was obtained through subpoenas.More neutral: obtainedDisagree with this highlight? the personal information of at least 639,000 Republican voters, donors, and supporters as part of his Arctic Frost lawfare against Donald Trump, according to newly reviewed federal whistleblower disclosures. …
- The Washington TimesRight
Did you buy a MAGA hat after the 2020 election? Jack Smith's team had your info
Former special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump Sensational language“scooped up”The phrase describes the collection of data in casual, dramatic terms rather than the neutral wording of how records were obtained.More neutral: obtainedDisagree with this highlight? information on 639,000 Republican supporters and everyday voters, the Senate's top lawmaker revealed Wednesday.
- The Daily CallerFar Right
Jack Smith’s FBI Probe Obtained Personal Data Of 640,000 Everyday Republicans, Loaded modifier“MAGA Hat Buyers”Labels the people whose data was obtained by a political purchase, implying they were targeted for their politics.More neutral: people who bought campaign merchandiseDisagree with this highlight?
A new memo sheds light on the extraordinarily long arm of the FBI as it investigated President Donald Trump — showing that the bureau Loaded verb“gobbled up”Suggests a greedy seizure of data that goes beyond what the memo describes.More neutral: obtainedDisagree with this highlight? the personal data of at least 639,000 Republican donors, voters and supporters. …
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- Fox NewsFar Right
Massive trove of Republican voter and donor info Loaded verb“breached”Breached implies unauthorized access, while the memo describes records that the Justice Department obtained.More neutral: obtainedDisagree with this highlight? in Biden DOJ probe: Senate chairman
Chuck Grassley alleges President Joe Biden's Justice Department collected Loaded modifier“invasive data”Labels the data as invasive before the facts about its collection are established.More neutral: personal dataDisagree with this highlight? on over 639,000 Republican voters and donors via Arctic Frost.
- Just the NewsFar Right
Biden DOJ, Jack Smith obtained data on 639K donors in Arctic Frost probe: Grassley
Information obtained spanned from 2005 to 2021, well outside Special Counsel’s scope, senator says.
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If You Bought a MAGA Hat, Jack Smith May Have Your Personal Data
The last MAGA hat I bought was the black one Elon Musk wore at President Donald Trump's Oct. 5, 2024, rally in Butler, Pa. I loved the look and had to have it. Now there's a good chance former special counsel Jack Smith has my personal information because of it.
Do You Own a MAGA Hat? Jack Smith and the FBI Might Have a File on You
Did you buy a “Make America Great Again” cap at any point? I hope you know that former special counsel Jack Smith has info on you. On Wednesday, Senate Judiciary
If You Bought a MAGA Hat Between 2021-2025, Jack Smith Has Your Data
I’m sure former Special Counsel Jack Smith knew this would come to light. He led two investigations into Donald Trump: one involving Delegitimizing label“so-called”Sneer quotes in word form.More neutral: (omit)Disagree with this highlight? election interference and another related to the alleged mishandling of classified materials. …
If You Bought a MAGA Hat During the Biden Administration, Jack Smith Sensational language“Probably Knows Where You Live”The headline insinuates personal surveillance beyond the records the outlet cites.More neutral: Jack Smith’s team obtained personal data on RepublicansDisagree with this highlight?
"They’re not coming after me, they’re coming after you." — Donald Trump, August 2024.
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Jack Smith’s FBI Probe Obtained Personal Data Of 640K Everyday Republicans, MAGA Hat Buyers
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