India, Oct. 31 -- Ted Cruz called on the House of Representatives on Thursday to begin impeachment proceedings against James Boasberg. The US senator accused the federal judge of abusing his authority during an investigation tied to the January 6 Capitol riot and the 2020 election, which Donald Trump lost.

Speaking to reporters in Washington, Cruz said Boasberg approved an order barring AT&T, his personal phone carrier, from notifying him that his phone records had been subpoenaed.

He said the judge's order cited "reasonable grounds" that Cruz might destroy or tamper with evidence related to the Justice Department's January 6 probe, something the senator called absurd.

"There's not a shred of evidence to suggest I'd ever tamper with an...