Ted Cruz Gets His Wish: Rep. Brandon Gill Serves Articles of Impeachment Against Judge Boasberg

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Judge James Boasberg is officially feeling the chill from Arctic Frost. As my colleague Katie Jerkovich reported on Friday, GOP Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19) appeared on Fox News' the Ingraham Angle and signaled that his colleague Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26) was formalizing articles of impeachment against the U.S. District Court judge for his activist role in approving subpoenas, including the phone records for nine U.S. Senators, in connection to the Trump probe spearheaded by then-Special Counsel Jack Smith. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who was one of the senators whose phone records were subpoenaed, had demanded that Boasberg be impeached.

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Now the lower chamber has followed through. On Tuesday, the Articles of Impeachment against Judge Boasberg were introduced.

I just filed Articles of Impeachment against radical activist Judge James Boasberg. 

Judge Boasberg abused his power by weaponizing the judiciary against critics of the Biden Administration. As part of the Arctic Frost Investigation, Judge Boasberg signed off on frivolous nondisclosure orders to conceal the fact that sitting US Senators were being surveilled. 

Not only was this action egregiously improper; it was a gross violation of the separation of powers. 

Judge Boasberg is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors, is unfit for office, and should be impeached.

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Gill further explained in an interview that Boasberg had "compromised the impartiality of the judiciary":

Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is formally introducing impeachment articles against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday for his role in the "Arctic Frost" probe.

Republican allies of President Donald Trump have been criticizing Boasberg after news broke that he was the judge who signed off on subpoenas and other measures in former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probe.

"Chief Judge Boasberg has compromised the impartiality of the judiciary and created a constitutional crisis. He is shamelessly weaponizing his power against his political opponents, including Republican members of Congress who are faithfully serving the American people within their jurisdiction," Gill told Fox News Digital.

"Judge Boasberg was an accomplice in the egregious Arctic Frost scandal where he equipped the Biden DOJ to spy on Republican senators. His lack of integrity makes him clearly unfit for the gavel. I am proud to once again introduce articles of impeachment against Judge Boasberg to hold him accountable for his high crimes and misdemeanors."


Read More: Boasberg’s Days on the Bench May Be Numbered, As GOP Rep Reportedly Filing Articles of Impeachment

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


Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) was among those who had her phone records were exposed. She appeared on Fox Business' Larry Kudlow show with Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-4) to confirm that she has asked Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to demand Boasberg come before the committee to testify.

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Gill's resolution accused Boasberg of one count of abuse of power, according to text obtained first by Fox News Digital.

"Ignoring his responsibility to wield the power of his office in a constitutional manner, Chief Judge Boasberg granted Special Counsel John L. Smith authorization to issue frivolous nondisclosure orders in furtherance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation project codenamed ARCTIC FROST," the text said.

"These nondisclosure orders covered Members of Congress who were acting in accord with their legislative duties and privileges guaranteed by Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution."

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Since 1803, there have only been 15 federal judicial impeachments in U.S. history, and only eight have resulted in a conviction by the Senate. The charges surrounded serious ethical or criminal misconduct such as "making false statements, favoritism toward litigants or special appointees, intoxication on the bench, and abuse of the contempt power."

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