Marsha Blackburn sues Jack Smith over seized phone records
Blackburn says the subpoena hid her records from notice and seeks $1 in damages, a declaration the collection was unconstitutional.
- Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against former Special Counsel Jack Smith, alleging he unlawfully obtained her cellphone toll records during his Arctic Frost investigation into the 2020 election.
- Prosecutors obtained a sealed nondisclosure order from Verizon to keep the subpoena secret, preventing Blackburn from asserting legislative privilege and violating, she alleges, the Speech or Debate Clause.
- The 46-page complaint challenges Smith's 2022 appointment by Attorney General Merrick Garland, arguing he lacked Senate confirmation required by the Appointments Clause. Justice Department memos cited in the filing acknowledged "litigation risk" regarding Speech or Debate Clause violations.
- Blackburn demands a jury trial, $1 in nominal damages, and court orders forcing the Justice Department to destroy seized legislative materials, calling the action "the grave abuse of authority that this case seeks to rectify."
- This lawsuit escalates Republican efforts to challenge Smith's investigation more than a year after his probe ended, with records indicating the Arctic Frost probe targeted at least 20 Republican members of Congress.
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Marsha Blackburn Sues Jack Smith Over Phone Records
“A close Capitol Hill ally of President Donald Trump is suing the Justice Department and former special counsel Jack Smith for obtaining her phone logs in the course of his investigation into Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election,” Politico reports. “Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) filed suit a day after Smith testified to the Senate […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn Personally Sues Jack Smith Over Improperly Subpoenaed Phone During ‘Arctic Frost’ * The Gateway Pundit * by Margaret Flavin
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced a lawsuit against Former Special Counsel Jack Smith over his accessing of phone records secretly obtained during his…
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Blackburn Sues Jack Smith Over Secret Subpoena for Senate Phone Records
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