In 2023, then–Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office approved a $20,000 payment to a confidential human source tied to the FBI’s controversial “Arctic Frost” investigation, which examined efforts by President Donald Trump and his supporters to challenge the 2020 election results. Newly released documents, provided to Congress this week by FBI Director Kash Patel, raise fresh questions about the probe’s methods, oversight, and the use of paid informants in politically sensitive investigations.
New Documents Detail Jack Smith’s $20K Bribe to Informant
