ICYMI: VIDEO: Blackburn, AG Bondi Discuss Biden FBI Spying Scandal, Memphis Safe Task Force, and Threats to Law Enforcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi discussed the report that the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tracked the private communications of eight U.S. Senators. They also discussed the success of the Memphis Safe Task Force and the urgent need to pass Senator Blackburn's Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act.

Click here to download Senator Blackburn's exchange with AG Bondi during the Senate Judiciary hearing.

On New Report Revealing Biden FBI Spied on Republican Lawmakers:

Senator Blackburn: "I have found this hearing to be so instructive because it has pointed out to me the lack of caring from my colleagues across the dais when it comes to how the DOJ under Biden was weaponized, how they used this for political attack on their political opponents, and the smugness from some of my colleagues across the dais.

"You look at what has happened, what we're finding out about Arctic Frost and the way we were surveilled... We don't know what all they got. We don't know who all they tracked, but to tap our phones, to pull that data for these wireless companies to have allowed them to have that and for them to use it in their investigations, how disgusting is that?

"My hope is that as we look at what happened with Arctic Frost, that there will be a special counsel, that we will do our due diligence, and that those who did this wrong, this illegal activity, absolutely they need to be prosecuted, and they need to face the full extent of accountability within the law… What this shows is that they don't want one tier of justice. What they want is two tiers of justice. It was their play box. They could get in there and manipulate and use it to spy on us. They saw this as something that furthered their political goal... Those who have not served the American people well, fire them. They need to be gone."

On the Success of the Memphis Safe Task Force

Senator Blackburn: "We had 503 arrests with the FBI Task Force in July and August. We've added with your Memphis Safe Task Force just last week, 321 arrests, 83 firearms that were seized, seven missing children that were recovered, 28 known gang members have been arrested, and the list continues to grow. We've also gotten over 120 federal indictments. But this is really quite a success story, and I think that cities like Portland and Chicago are missing out by not having this coordinated, focused effort."

Attorney General Bondi: "You have been a champion of this. Senator Hagerty has been a champion of this. You both, before I was sworn in as Attorney General, you both brought this problem to my attention. You talked to Director Patel, and Director Patel was on the ground right away in Memphis… Memphis' crime is through the roof, the highest violent crime rate in the entire country, and that's why we went to Memphis, and Memphis has welcomed us. It's an iconic city."

On Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act:

Senator Blackburn: "We had a Shelby County official who was trying to dox some of these officers, and she's since taken this tweet down, but she's an elected official. She goes, 'Attention on Peabody between McLean and Cooper, four fed vehicles and a trooper, men in full gear and guns on street. Hashtag, pay attention, folks.' This is the kind of action that is not called for. I mean, the fact that an elected official would do this, this is why we have legislation that would make it a crime to dox any federal law enforcement official when they are doing their job… These law enforcement officers need to be protected."

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