This story was originally published by the WND News Center.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is accusing Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed under Joe Biden to work on some of the Democrats' lawfare cases against President Donald Trump, of "spying on political opponents."

WND has reported there's been confirmation about the extent and depth of the weaponization of the federal government under Biden, to include onetime special counsel Smith monitoring the communications of, and spying on, Republican senators.

A document, reviewed by Fox News Digital, revealed that Smith and his FBI activists working to undermine, even prosecute and jail, President Donald Trump "were allegedly tracking" telephone activity of GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and GOP Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania.

Dan Bongino, the deputy FBI director, briefed multiple senators, including Graham, Hawley, Johnson, Blackburn and more, Monday.

Hawley said the scheme to be "spying on the presidents political opponents" was "a profound violation of the separation of powers."

Hawley said the actions align with what he described as the broader pattern of executive overreach under Biden's White House.

He cited the surveillance that was ordered of Catholic churches, parents at school board meetings, and social media censorship, too.

"The truth comes out. Biden's Stasi who claimed to be saving 'our sacred democracy' in fact worked overtime to destroy it — all for power. They spied on Catholic churches, prosecuted pro-lifers, deployed the FBI against parents at school board meetings — and tried to tap the phones of their political enemies. Including mine," Hawley wrote.

"This is an abuse of power beyond Watergate, beyond J. Edgar Hoover, one that directly strikes at the Constitution, the separation of powers, and the First Amendment. We need a full investigation of all involved: who knew about it, who ordered it, and who approved it. Anyone and everyone who violated the law must be prosecuted. The way to save the country is to restore the rule of law."

He said he was targeted because he is a conservative Republican and opposed Biden's "lawlessness," the report said.

"This is worse than Watergate," he said, as Biden "activated the entire government to go after anybody who dared to oppose him."

He explained, "We've got to have a total accountability, total transparency and a full accounting of everybody who was involved in this — everybody who knew about it, signed off on it, and had any part in it, and I just can't imagine that this is legal… and anybody who committed legal violations needs to be prosecuted."

One of Smith's lawfare cases against Trump involved Democrat claims that the January 6, 2021, protest turned riot in Washington actually was an insurrection, a deliberate attempt to overthrow to U.S. government. It apparently was in connection with those claims that he demanded access to the senators' telephone records.

The case eventually collapsed even has Smith continued to submit to the court various extravagant claims about Trump.