Graham claims FBI probe into his phone records should 'bother the heck out of' Americans

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday night opened up about the FBI's alleged probe into his phone records under the Biden administration, stating that the alleged overreach should "bother the heck out of" American voters.

The comment is regarding revelations that the FBI had surveilled the phone records of multiple congressional Republicans as part of operation "Arctic Frost," which was a precursor investigation of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's probe into President Donald Trump's alleged actions seeking to challenge 2020 presidential election results in certain states.

The FBI allegedly pulled phone records of nine Republican lawmakers that included information on whom the people were talking to, the length of the phone calls, and where the phone conversations were taking place. 

Graham, who was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the period in 2021 that the FBI had pulled the records of, said it was "chilling" that the bureau was investigating him and his colleagues. 

"Whether you like me or not, this should bother the heck out of you that the sitting chairman of the Judiciary Committee ... would have their phone records surveilled by the executive branch," he said on the "Just The News, No Noise" TV show. "We have constitutional separations of powers. We in Congress certify the election. 

"As the chairman of the committee, I determine whether we should investigate alleged wrongdoing," he continued. "I was doing my job, and the fact that they would look at who I'm calling and the length of the phone call and where it took place is beyond chilling. 

"What was the predicate for this? What vehicle did they use?" he added. "We're going to get to the bottom of it. And the people who did this need to be fired, and we need to make sure the government pays in a way to deter it in the future."

The FBI has reportedly fired two special agents who were part of Smith's probe into Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents and election challenges.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.