Biden FBI Illegally Spied on Trump's 2024 Campaign Through Surveillance of Key Staff
Source: Shawn Fleetwood. "Bombshell Report: Biden FBI Spied On Trump's 2024 Campaign." February 26, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that Biden's FBI illegally spied on Trump's 2024 campaign by secretly collecting phone records from key staff members. This surveillance was hidden from oversight and represents a pattern of political weaponization of federal law enforcement against Trump.
Conclusion
The Biden administration's FBI engaged in improper surveillance of Trump's 2024 presidential campaign by secretly obtaining phone records of campaign staff
Premises
- FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that the FBI subpoenaed phone records of himself and Susie Wiles (now White House Chief of Staff) in 2022-2023
- The surveillance was conducted as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations into Trump
- Wiles' phone records were collected during her time as Trump's co-campaign manager for his 2024 presidential run
- The FBI allegedly recorded a phone call between Wiles and her attorney without Wiles' knowledge or consent
- The phone records were hidden in 'Prohibited' files that are difficult to discover in FBI computer systems, suggesting deliberate concealment
- Ten FBI officials were fired as a result of this discovery
- This represents a pattern of FBI surveillance of Trump campaigns, following similar actions against the 2016 Trump campaign using the Steele dossier
Assumptions
- Surveillance of political campaign staff by federal agencies is inherently improper or illegal
- The timing and targeting of the surveillance was politically motivated rather than legally justified
- The use of 'Prohibited' file categories indicates intentional wrongdoing rather than standard procedure
- The firing of FBI officials confirms wrongdoing rather than administrative changes
- Patel's account as reported by Reuters is accurate and complete