In a major escalation that could mark a turning point in how Senate Republicans confront the judicial abuses of the Biden era, Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) have taken bold action to advance the impeachment of Judge James Boasberg — and to suspend him from the bench immediately while Congress weighs the charges.
Their move signals a long-overdue shift: Republicans are finally done playing defense while activist judges weaponize the courts against conservatives, President Trump, and even sitting GOP senators.
Judge Boasberg has long been at the center of controversy, but his involvement in “Operation Arctic Frost” — the Biden administration’s secret scheme to spy on Republican senators — pushed even previously cautious lawmakers toward demanding accountability. Sen. Ted Cruz, among others, has said impeachment is fully justified.
Tuberville and Schmitt’s offices announced the new effort in a forceful late-November press release. “U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville joined U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt in writing a letter to D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan calling for the administrative suspension of Chief Judge James Boasberg,” the statement read. Their charge: Boasberg abused judicial power to target the Trump administration, conservative groups, and Republican lawmakers.
The senators pointed to the Articles of Impeachment filed on November 4, 2025, which accuse Boasberg of greenlighting unconstitutional gag orders to hide Special Counsel Jack Smith’s political persecution of President Trump. Even worse, Boasberg allegedly approved surveillance targeting GOP senators — including Tuberville — under the cloak of national-security pretexts.
And this wasn’t the judge’s first abuse of power. Earlier this year, Boasberg engineered a way to seize control of a lawsuit — *J.G.G. v. Trump* — despite having no jurisdiction. The Supreme Court unanimously slapped him down. Yet he remained on the bench, continuing to preside over politically charged cases.
In their letter, Tuberville and Schmitt demanded his immediate suspension: “Chief Judge Boasberg should be administratively suspended pending formal impeachment by the House of Representatives and, if impeached, an impeachment trial by the Senate.”
They also made clear that there is precedent. The most recent impeached federal judge, G. Thomas Porteous of Louisiana, was suspended before his impeachment for corruption — exactly the process they argue Boasberg now warrants.
The senators then turned the pressure directly on Chief Judge Srinivasan. The Department of Justice filed a formal misconduct complaint against Boasberg on July 28, 2025, under federal statute. Srinivasan, by law, must review the complaint “expeditiously” — something he has conspicuously not done.
“Given you have not entered an order,” Tuberville and Schmitt wrote, “we assume you are following your duties… to promptly establish a special committee to investigate.” They demanded transparency and accountability as the impeachment process advances.
For years, conservative Americans have watched unelected bureaucrats and activist judges operate with zero consequences, undermining democracy from behind the bench. Tuberville and Schmitt’s aggressive push may finally mark the moment Senate Republicans stop tolerating judicial corruption and start fighting back.
Judge Boasberg’s days of political meddling may finally be numbered.
