Jack Smith Seized Trump’s Government Phone in Arctic Frost Probe: Bondi

The attorney general, along with some GOP lawmakers, has called for accountability, calling the Arctic Frost investigation an abuse of power.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 7, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Special Counsel Jack Smith seized President Donald Trump’s government-issued phone as part of the “Arctic Frost” investigation, calling the action “unprecedented.”

“During the Arctic Frost investigation, we found that Special Counsel seized President Trump’s government-issued phone,” Bondi wrote in a Nov. 4 statement posted on social media. “This means the Biden Administration turned over President Trump’s phone to Special Counsel—an UNPRECEDENTED action.”