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Momentum builds to pass bill after Jack Smith’s secret Arctic Frost subpoenas
Under the legislation, prosecutors would have to provide written justification before obtaining an NDO and demonstrate an adverse result from notification.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
EXCLUSIVE — Congress is weighing bipartisan legislation to curb secret federal subpoenas as former special counsel Jack Smith has become increasingly outspoken in attacking the Trump administration’s Justice Department, renewing scrutiny of the investigative tactics Smith used during his infamous “Arctic Frost” investigation.
The push behind the bill, known as the nondisclosure order or “NDO Fairness Act,” has accelerated in recent weeks as Smith publicly accuses President Donald Trump‘s DOJ of corruption and political weaponization. Republicans have responded by reminding the country of what occurred during the Arctic Frost investigation, where Smith quietly obtained phone records from GOP lawmakers and conservatives through nondisclosure orders that prevented targets from learning their data had been seized.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who is leading the Senate version of the legislation, told the Washington Examiner the bill is intended to stop politically motivated surveillance from being concealed behind secrecy orders.
“The deep state should not be able to cover up politically motivated spying against law-abiding Americans — unfortunately, nondisclosure orders have been used to do exactly that,” Lee said. “The NDO Fairness Act bolsters protections for your digital property under the 4th Amendment and establishes a review system to ensure that NDOs aren’t abused.”
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) similarly framed Arctic Frost as an example of unchecked federal surveillance powers being used against political opponents, arguing Smith’s investigators were able to gather records from members of Congress secretly with insufficient judicial scrutiny.
Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept.
Comment:
This is the sort of dirty tactics that happens in banana republics.
The Democrats are abusing our legal system.
They should never be trusted.
They will do anything for power.
BTW, Jack Smith wants to prosecute Trump after he leaves office.
