They tracked the communications of GOP Senators. They weaponized law enforcement against the American people. That era is over,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X.

Byron York suggested the surveillance of 10 Republican senators was another “novel” tactic of former special counsel Jack Smith.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told ABC News Live's Linsey Davis that federal workers will get back pay once the government shutdown ends.

Specific reasons for the FBI’s espionage of the sitting lawmakers are not clear. The document revealing the spy effort was recently turned over to lawmakers and Senate Judiciary Committee

Congressional Democrats also introduced legislation that would allow federal employees to file appeals in a civil court if the Merit Systems Protection Board is backlogged.