House Republicans have released six transcripts from former Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers, an inquiry known as "Arctic Frost". The release provides details about investigative techniques that Republicans claim were improper, including subpoenas for phone records belonging to more than a dozen GOP lawmakers and court-ordered gag orders that prevented the lawmakers from learning their records had been obtained. The investigation examined whether Trump sought to obstruct the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 election, and the newly released transcripts now offer insight into the prosecutors' reasoning and procedures.

The documents contain testimony from five members of Smith's office, with particular focus on the seizure of Republican Representative Scott Perry's mobile telephone. Prosecutors obtained a warrant to seize Perry's phone, citing his proximity to Trump and his involvement in developing legal strategies to keep Trump in office, along with his role as an intermediary between Trump and Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark. Testimony from prosecutors describes how they located Perry during a holiday in New Jersey, seized and imaged the phone, then returned it to minimise disruption. The transcripts indicate that prosecutors maintained they followed standard investigative procedures and attempted to limit the scope of subpoenas issued to lawmakers' communications, though they acknowledged that court-ordered secrecy often prevented lawmakers from challenging the demands.