Overview
- At a Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Sen. Ted Cruz pressed for action on filed House articles targeting Chief Judge James Boasberg and Judge Deborah Boardman and sent Speaker Mike Johnson a letter urging a vote.
- Republicans allege Boasberg approved nondisclosure orders that kept telecom companies from notifying GOP lawmakers their phone records were subpoenaed during Jack Smith’s 2023 probe.
- Cruz faulted Boardman for imposing a 97‑month sentence on Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s would‑be attacker after weighing factors such as mental health and incarceration conditions.
- A transcript of Smith’s recent House deposition indicates prosecutors did not tell the court the numbers belonged to sitting lawmakers, a point Republicans cite in calling for further testimony and DOJ disclosures.
- Democrats and legal scholars argued impeachment is not a remedy for disputed rulings, noting Chief Justice John Roberts’ guidance, as the House has not advanced the resolutions and Senate removal would require a two‑thirds vote.