Blackburn Sues Jack Smith Over ‘Unlawful’ Phone Record Seizure– thefederalist.com

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., filed a lawsuit against former Special Counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday over his “unlawful” seizure of her cell phone records during his Arctic Frost lawfare against Donald Trump. The suit also challenges the legality of Smith’s appointment as special counsel.

“Through his Arctic Frost witch hunt that targeted conservatives across America and even the President of the United States, Jack Smith perpetrated one of the worst abuses of government power in our nation’s history,” Blackburn said in a statement. “This lawsuit is solely about holding Mr. Smith accountable and ensuring that our nation’s justice system can never again be weaponized against the American people.”

Represented by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), Blackburn alleged that, while serving as special counsel, Smith violated her “constitutional and civil rights” by subpoenaing her cell phone toll records as part of his Arctic Frost inquiry. Smith sought and acquired a nondisclosure order from a federal court, “while withholding from the presiding judge the material fact that the subpoena sought the records of a sitting U.S. Senator,” according to NCLA. This NDO prevented Blackburn’s cell phone carrier from notifying her that Smith had subpoenaed her records.