Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., has called for the impeachment of U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, accusing him of authorizing politically motivated subpoenas that targeted Republican senators and allies of President Donald Trump.
Speaking live on Newsmax, Thursday morning, Donalds said the actions approved under Boasberg's supervision represented a serious breach of judicial integrity and went "far beyond" the Watergate scandal of the 1970s.
"Judge Boasberg overstepped his bounds issuing these subpoenas," Donalds said.
"This was a wide-scale fishing expedition to penalize Republicans and diminish their political ability to win elections in 2024. That's why impeachment has to be on the table," Donalds said during an appearance on "Wake Up America."
Donalds claimed that federal agencies, under former President Joe Biden and former Attorney General Merrick Garland, obtained phone and document records of sitting senators without proper notification, a move he alleged violated federal law.
Donalds described the effort as "a political plot to stop Donald Trump" and said it demonstrated "the depths of corruption" within the Biden administration.
Donalds voiced support for a House-led inquiry to investigate Boasberg's actions, noting that his colleague, Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is leading the effort.
Donalds said he had also spoken with Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., about coordinating an oversight push to "expose all of this to the American people."
Boasberg's impeachment, Donalds said, is "the necessary first step" toward restoring trust in the nation's justice system.
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