The 'Arctic Frost' Spying Scandal Gets So Much Worse, and It Leads Back to Infamous Judge Boasberg

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As RedState reported, Republican senators held a press conference on Wednesday, and what they revealed about the Arctic Frost scandal was incredibly disturbing. Describing it as "worse than Watergate," Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) presented evidence that 92 different conservative organizations or individuals were targeted by Jack Smith and the Biden-era Department of Justice.

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SEE: 'Worse Than Watergate,' Senators Reveal Massive Scope of Biden Spying Efforts in Arctic Frost


All of this was done under the guise of going after President Donald Trump over the 2020 election, and eight GOP senators also had their phone records subpoenaed, among other intrusions. That's where things get even crazier. According to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), infamous left-wing Judge James Boasberg was near the heart of this scandal, helping the Biden administration cover its tracks. 

If you aren't familiar with Boasberg, he's the same judge who tried to hold the Trump administration in contempt for not magically turning around planeloads of illegal immigrants that had already taken off and left U.S. airspace. That would eventually be vacated on appeal, with Judge Neomi Rao chastizing Boasberg for threatening contempt over an order he never had the power to enforce in the first place. 


SEE: Huge Win for Trump As DC Circuit Court of Appeals Tosses Boasberg Contempt Order


The district court used the threat of criminal contempt to coerce the Executive Branch to comply with an order it had no authority to enforce. And it directed that coercion toward the Executive’s exercise of its foreign affairs power. The significance of the district court’s error, coupled with the potential for abuse in future cases, justifies our intervention at this stage of the proceedings. Considering the “totality of the circumstances,” the writ is appropriate.

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Boasberg, who was appointed by Barack Obama, has worn his biases on his sleeve and made a mockery of the justice system for his political ends. In that context, it's not even that surprising that he was also involved with Arctic Frost. Why wouldn't he be? I mean, the country is basically run by half a dozen left-wing district court judges at this point. That's why you keep seeing these same names pop up again and again. 

Per Cruz, Boasberg claimed that the Texas senator would destroy evidence if he were given legal notice of the subpoena of his phone records. The judge further asserted that national security would be imperiled in the process. 

That is a ridiculous overreach. In no way would national security have been harmed because the investigation had nothing to do with national security. It was a ginned-up witch hunt targeting Americans. There was no actual evidentiary predicate to spy on Cruz and the other GOP senators involved, nor anyone else, for that matter. Instead, the Biden administration sensed an opportunity to put its political opponents on ice going into future elections, and they took it. That it didn't work out the way they had hoped doesn't make the situation any less serious. 

I also find the idea that Cruz would "destroy evidence" to be highly specious. Evidence of what? That he had spoken to Trump? Is that illegal now? And even then, Boasberg's reasoning makes no sense. How would Cruz destroy records that AT&T possessed? Was the senator going to hack in and clear his account records? The entire thing is laughable and an obvious excuse to try to help the Biden administration cover up for its scandalous behavior. 

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Justifiably, Cruz is now calling for Boasberg to be impeached. While a conviction in the Senate would be unlikely, the GOP-controlled House only needs a bare majority to file articles of impeachment and force a trial. They should absolutely do so. Boasberg should be made to publicly answer for his behavior. Let's see how he functions when he can't hide behind his title to abuse his power. 

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