FBI Director Kash Patel has fired agents involved in tracking phone calls of Republican lawmakers.

The agents tracked eight Republican senators and a congressman. This was part of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump.

Communication records belonged to GOP senators from multiple states. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina was tracked. So was Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.

Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin had his calls monitored. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri was also targeted.

Other senators include Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama. Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania was also tracked.

The records were handed over to Smith’s Arctic Frost team. This happened after they subpoenaed major phone companies in 2023. Breitbart News reported these facts.

The public didn’t know about this until this week. Patel said he discovered the files hidden in a lockbox. The lockbox was placed in a vault. It was in a cyber place where no one can see or search these files.

“You put it in there when you want to hide it from the world, and that takes the authorization of the attorney general and the director of the FBI. So not only did they weaponize this law enforcement, but when we got in there, and when I got in as the FBI director, from my experience as Russiagate, I knew where to look and what rooms to open and what doors to kick down, and that’s what we did.”

Patel spoke in a Tuesday interview on Fox News.

“We found this information to expose the politicization by Jack Smith and the prior Department of Justice.”

He then revealed that he fired agents who facilitated the secret investigations into U.S. lawmakers.

“I mean, just think about it, eight sitting United States senators. Phone records were gathered and subpoenaed through the grand jury process, and it was buried and wormholed. It was the hope that no one would find it. So we’re just scratching the surface here, but accountability is coming. You’re darn right. I fired those agents. You’re darn right. I blew up CR-15, the public corruption squad that led the weaponization at the Washington Field Office. We’re just warming up, but we are running our investigations to the ground. We are finding every single person involved. We will not leave a single room locked.”

Hawley was one of the senators who had his phone calls tracked. He called Smith’s subpoena an abuse of power.

“An abuse of power beyond Watergate, beyond J. Edgar Hoover, one that directly strikes at the Constitution, the separation of powers, and the First Amendment.”

“We need a full investigation of all involved: who knew about it, who ordered it, and who approved it. Anyone and everyone who violated the law must be prosecuted. The way to save the country is to restore the rule of law.”

The senator wrote this on X.

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel opened an investigation into Smith in August. Smith may have unlawfully targeted Trump. Breitbart News reported this information.

Patel’s discovery reveals the depth of corruption in Biden’s FBI. Agents secretly tracked sitting senators and buried the evidence. They hid files in a lockbox inside a vault.

This required authorization from the attorney general and FBI director. Both Biden officials approved this unconstitutional spying on Republican lawmakers.

The agents hoped no one would ever find the files. They tried to hide their crimes from the American people. But Patel knew where to look from his Russiagate experience.

He opened the right doors and found the hidden evidence. Now those agents are fired. Patel also blew up CR-15, the public corruption squad at the Washington Field Office.

This squad led the weaponization of the FBI against conservatives. They targeted Trump supporters and Republican lawmakers. They abused their power to pursue political enemies.

Patel is just getting started. He promises to run investigations to the ground. He will find every single person involved. He will not leave a single room locked.

This is accountability in action. The FBI was weaponized against Republicans for years. Agents spied on senators without cause. They buried evidence to hide their crimes.

Now those agents face consequences. Patel is cleaning house at the FBI. He is exposing the politicization by Jack Smith and Biden’s DOJ.

Hawley is right that this goes beyond Watergate. This strikes at the Constitution itself. The separation of powers means Congress should be free from executive branch spying.

The First Amendment protects political speech. Tracking senators’ phone calls chills free speech. It intimidates lawmakers who might oppose the administration.

Everyone involved in this scandal must be prosecuted. From the agents who gathered the records to the officials who approved the spying. From Jack Smith who ordered the subpoenas to the attorney general who authorized hiding the files.

The way to save the country is to restore the rule of law. That means holding corrupt officials accountable. Patel is doing exactly that.