Marsha Blackburn sues Jack Smith over her seized phone records during Arctic Frost investigation

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against former special counsel Jack Smith over the subpoena of her phone records he issued during the Arctic Frost investigation. Blackburn also alleged his appointment was unlawful.

Smith faced a grilling before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday over his investigation and prosecution of President Donald Trump for allegedly attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The Arctic Frost investigation was later revealed to have involved Smith’s team secretly obtaining the phone records of several Republican lawmakers.

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