Catherine Herridge dropped a stack of declassified records Monday that put a name on an FBI effort a lot of people already suspected was running hot.
An administration official called the Jack Smith team’s methods intrusive. A former senior agent described the pattern as a classic tickle-the-wire move: contact the target, then watch who she calls next. The records also tie the surveillance to the groundwork for the classified-documents case.
The probe was labeled PLASMIC ECHO...
NEW: DECLASSIFIED FBI Probe "PLASMIC ECHO" - Appears to use FBI investigative tool known as a "Pen Register" to target phone calls of then campaign manager @SusieWiles47 - Allegedly tracked nearly two dozen defense attorneys, five journalists, @FLOTUS, political advisers including @FBIDirectorKash - Administration official characterizes as "intrusive tactics" by special counsel Jack Smith team - Probe laid groundwork for classified records case against President Trump Pen Register Trap and Trace or PRTT - Surveillance tool collects non-content routing data - Phone numbers dialed or received - Call times and duration Two Scenarios - Used for criminal and national security investigations - lower standard than probable-cause warrant Potential Violations - First (Freedom of Speech) and Fourth Amendments (unreasonable search and seizure) NOTE: Former Senior FBI agent says it looks like a classic FBI "tickle the wire" operation. After FBI agents contact Wiles, the bureau tracks phone calls to identify who she immediately contacts "On 10 April 2023, FBI WFO (Washington Field Office) reviewed WILES's telephonic activity to determine contacts of interest on the date of her FBI interview." Declassified records via @WhiteHouse transparency task force
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) October 5, 2026
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But wait, there's more.
Trump Probe: Approval Came From The TOP - FBI, Biden DOJ Leadership - Then FBI Director Wray Initials memo, Deputy AG Lisa Monaco initials, with note to then Attorney General Garland: "Merrick, I recommend you approve, Lisa 3/25/22" While memo is heavily redacted, it reads in part: "Although members of the 45th Presidential administration are no longer in office, the DOJ Memo states that the scope of this policy should be broadly construed to ensure that Department leadership is made aware of the opening of matters that could potentially be disruptive to the democratic process if publicly disclosed prior to an election...." Declassified via @WhiteHouse transparency task force
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) October 5, 2026
Jack Smith’s team did not need a smoking gun.
They needed a phone bill.
A pen register let them map who Susie Wiles called, then widen the net to lawyers, reporters, advisers, and the first lady while the documents case was still being built.
Pretty dirty, right?
That is not subtle police work. That is Smith poking the hive and writing down who flew out. The records are public now and the “trust us” routine is not aging well.
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