Newly released evidence has unveiled a troubling chapter in the FBI’s handling of investigations tied to former President Donald Trump.
Documents obtained by Just the News and turned over to Congress reveal that former FBI Special Agent Timothy Thibault, previously a supervisor at the Washington field office, was instrumental in launching the Arctic Frost probe targeting Trump over the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, with internal emails and memos showing his advocacy to formally list Trump as a subject of investigation.
These records indicate Thibault circulated materials from left-leaning media outlets to support his push for a criminal case. The evidence has reignited questions about impartiality within federal agencies.
The issue has sparked intense debate over whether personal biases influenced official actions at the FBI. Thibault’s social media history, which became public before his departure from the agency in August 2022, revealed clear anti-Trump sentiments. Now, with these memos surfacing, the question looms: did ideology steer the course of justice?
As early as March 2017, documents released by Sen. Chuck Grassley show Thibault was open to scrutinizing Trump. By February and March 2022, he was emailing colleagues with articles and podcasts from outlets like NPR and The Daily Beast, urging them to consider potential crimes linked to the elector scheme.
His persistence seems less like diligence and more like a mission with a predetermined outcome. In a February 2022 internal email, Thibault wrote, “I am working to get DOJ and FBIHQ to gain approval to open a case on the Trump campaign et al. for conspiring to defraud the US Govt via the elector scheme.” That’s quite the declaration for an agent meant to follow evidence, not forge it.
Thibault didn’t stop at suggestions; he drafted the initial communication authorizing the Arctic Frost probe in April 2022. Emails from late March 2022 also confirm approvals from FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland to open the investigation. The paper trail shows a deliberate escalation.
Handwritten notes on an early draft of the investigative document, initially focused on the Trump campaign and unknown subjects, later included “Add DJT” after Thibault’s insistence. This shift to directly name Trump as a subject raises eyebrows about the probe’s focus.
Thibault circulated a prosecution-style memo by former Obama DOJ official Barbara McQuade titled “United States v. Donald Trump,” alongside other anti-Trump content. Such materials, while not inherently wrong to review, seem cherry-picked to build a narrative rather than uncover truth.
It’s hard to see this as anything but a stacked deck against a specific individual. If agents are curating partisan podcasts and articles, as Thibault did, the system’s integrity is at stake. Americans deserve better than selective justice.
Adding to the controversy, whistleblower reports flagged by Sen. Grassley in 2022 suggested Thibault may have interfered with derogatory information tied to Hunter Biden. While his attorneys at Morrison & Foerster denied any partisan motives or involvement in that case, the pattern of questionable conduct lingers.
The disbanding of the CR-15 public corruption unit, which handled Arctic Frost, by FBI Director Kash Patel in 2025, only fuels speculation about deeper issues within the probe’s framework. Was this unit a tool for political vendettas? The context doesn’t help dispel that notion.
House Republicans are now gearing up for a public hearing with Jack Smith to dig deeper into Thibault’s actions. With congressional scrutiny ramping up, the public deserves answers on whether this was a fair investigation or a personal crusade.
Thibault’s legal team insists he welcomes any inquiry into these allegations, claiming no political bias drove his decisions. That’s a fine stance, but when emails show aggressive pursuit of intelligence to “predicate a case,” as Thibault himself wrote, skepticism is warranted.
The FBI should be a bastion of neutrality, not a battleground for ideological skirmishes. Without stricter oversight, faith in our institutions will continue to erode under the weight of such revelations.
This saga isn’t just about one agent; it’s about ensuring federal power isn’t wielded as a political weapon. The Arctic Frost probe’s origins under Thibault’s influence highlight a pressing need for accountability. Transparency isn’t optional—it’s essential.
