Smith, for his part, has strongly denied any political agenda. According to PBS NewsHour, he insists his team followed legal standards and plans to fully explain their decisions when appropriate.
Documents released by Kash Patel confirm that Arctic Frost was approved by several top officials, including Garland, Monaco, and Wray.
While this level of oversight is standard, critics say it doesn’t solve the fundamental question of whether the memo was built on reliable evidence?
