Senator Ted Cruz Ignites Firestorm - Demands Impeachment of 'Rogue' Judge Over Secret Phone Record Subpoenas

Washington, D.C. – October 30, 2025  In a blistering Capitol Hill press conference that reverberated through the halls of power, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) unleashed a torrent of outrage Wednesday, accusing federal Judge James Boasberg of "egregious abuse of judicial power" and demanding his immediate impeachment. The explosive confrontation stems from revelations that Boasberg, an Obama-era appointee, secretly authorized subpoenas for the private phone records of Cruz and eight fellow Republican senators—while slapping a gag order on telecom giant AT&T to prevent any notification of the targets.

"This is Joe Biden's Watergate," Cruz thundered to a crowd of reporters, brandishing a copy of the judge's order like a smoking gun. "Judge Boasberg put his robe down, stood up, and said, 'Sign me up to be part of the partisan vendetta against 20% of the Republicans in the Senate.'" The Texas firebrand's remarks, delivered with his signature intensity, have already sparked a partisan powder keg, with House GOP leaders signaling potential action while Democrats decry the rhetoric as "baseless grandstanding."

A 'Weaponized' Probe: The Subpoena Scandal Unraveled

At the heart of the fury is a subpoena issued by the Biden Justice Department under former Special Counsel Jack Smith, tied to the so-called "Arctic Frost" investigation—a probe into alleged ties between lawmakers and efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, including the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Cruz and his colleagues—Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)—were all swept up in the dragnet.

The subpoenas demanded comprehensive cellphone data, which Cruz insists is shielded by the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause—a bedrock protection for legislators' communications. But what ignited Cruz's wrath was Boasberg's accompanying gag order, issued in secret and effective for at least a year. In the order, the judge cited "reasonable grounds" to fear that disclosure could lead to "destruction of or tampering with evidence, intimidation of potential witnesses, and serious jeopardy to the investigation."

AT&T, Cruz's service provider, ultimately refused to comply, citing the constitutional safeguard after consulting its legal team. "Ordinarily, a phone company being asked to hand over the phone records of a sitting senator would notify that senator," Cruz explained during the briefing. "But Judge Boasberg slapped a gag order on AT&T, barring the company from alerting us."

 The senator likened the judge's rulings to "placemats at Denny's," dismissing them as flimsy and politically motivated.Cruz didn't mince words in his Newsmax interview later that day: "When Judge Boasberg decided to become a partisan warrior, he became part of the most egregious abuse of power."

 He vowed a full Senate probe into what he called a "politically motivated spying campaign on Republican lawmakers," framing it as the latest salvo in a broader "weaponized legal system" aimed at silencing GOP dissent.

Backlash and Broader Implications: Impeachment on the Horizon?

The call for impeachment has electrified conservative circles, with outlets like The Gateway Pundit amplifying Cruz's narrative of a "rogue activist judge" hell-bent on undermining Trump-era figures.

 House Republicans, fresh off regaining their majority in the 2024 midterms, have hinted at leveraging their Judiciary Committee to investigate Boasberg—a move that could escalate into formal impeachment proceedings, though conviction in the Democrat-controlled Senate remains a long shot.

Critics, however, paint a starkly different picture. Legal experts close to the investigation argue the subpoenas were narrowly tailored to probe potential coordination in election challenges, not a blanket "fishing expedition." Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, has a reputation for measured rulings but has drawn fire from the right for past decisions blocking Trump administration policies. A spokesperson for the Justice Department declined comment, citing ongoing matters.

This isn't the first clash over January 6 probes: Similar subpoenas targeted phone records of Trump aides in 2022, sparking cries of overreach. But Cruz's personal stake—coupled with the gag order's secrecy—has supercharged the debate, thrusting the issue back into the spotlight amid lingering 2020 election acrimony.

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