Sen. Ernst to Newsmax: ‘We Need a Special Counsel’ for Probe on FBI’s GOP Surveillance

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is joining a growing chorus of Republican lawmakers demanding accountability after revelations that the FBI allegedly surveilled GOP members of Congress under the Biden administration.

During a Wednesday appearance on Newsmax’s “National Report,” Ernst strongly condemned the reported surveillance, calling for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate what she described as a dangerous abuse of power.

“I am 100% with [Sen.] Marsha [Blackburn, R-Tenn.] and every other member that was targeted by the Biden administration,” Ernst said, referencing Blackburn’s call for a deeper inquiry into the Operation Arctic Frost investigation.

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