As the Arctic Frost scandal continues to send ripples throughout Washington, Republican lawmakers are taking Judge James Boasberg to task over his decision to allow Jack Smith to spy on the Senate.

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From The Federalist:

As The Federalist reported, Boasberg approved a scheme under the Department of Justice’s Arctic Frost weaponization against Republicans in which Smith could subpoena the phone records of House and Senate Republicans and attach a nondisclosure order (NDO) so that the congressional bodies could not find out about it from the telecommunications providers being subpoenaed.

The Republican lawmakers note that of the 43 subpoenas issued to Verizon and two issued to AT&T, all had NDOs, and 19 were approved by Boasberg, including on official devices issued by the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA).

The Federalist obtained a letter sent Thursday from Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, to Boasberg pointing to federal law that explicitly prohibits his actions.

In their letter, the Republican lawmakers highlighted that 2 U.S.C. § 6628 states that “any provider for a Senate office … shall not be barred, through operation of any court order or any statutory provision, from notifying the Senate office of any legal process seeking disclosure.” In other words, Boasberg’s NDOs appear to have violated federal law.

The legislators gave Boasberg until December 4 to answer eight questions, including whether the judge was aware of 2 U.S.C. § 6628 “prior to granting the NDO for SAA-issued devices.”

This all comes amid growing calls to impeach Boasberg, a judge who gained notoriety earlier this year when he ordered President Trump to turn around a plane of deported migrants. Representative Brandon Gill filed articles of impeachment earlier this month, and The Federalist notes that some Republican Senators have called on D.C. Circuit Chief Sri Srinivasan to suspend Boasberg while proceedings are ongoing.

As lawmakers seek answers on one of the biggest political scandals our nation has ever seen, let’s pray for the truth to be revealed!

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(Excerpt from The Federalist. Photo Credit: DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)