{"id":110819,"date":"2025-03-18T17:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T01:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/18\/donald-trump-wants-to-impeach-judge-who-dared-to-explain-basic-con-law\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T01:40:10","slug":"donald-trump-wants-to-impeach-judge-who-dared-to-explain-basic-con-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/18\/donald-trump-wants-to-impeach-judge-who-dared-to-explain-basic-con-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Wants To Impeach Judge Who Dared To Explain Basic Con Law"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Photo by David Becker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you remember your fourth grade American government lesson, you know that one of the selling points of having three branches of the federal government is that there\u2019s a foundational system of checks and balances, such that if one branch makes a power play, there\u2019s a co-equal branch ready to smack them down. Well, don\u2019t tell that to Donald Trump. He sees his 2024 election victory as a coronation, and, in the past, when a federal judge even tried to slow down Trump\u2019s shenanigans, one of his minions was right there, ready to throw a temper tantrum. But now the big guy is getting in on the action.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll recall amongst the latest horrors, the Trump administration sold Venezuelan detainees<\/a> to an El Salvadorian slave camp. They were accused of being gang members, many with little to no evidence of such, and rather than let the legal system adjudicate those accusations, the administration sent them to a human rights horror show. <\/p>\n

In this process, the order of D.C.\u2019s Chief District Judge Jeb Boasberg to not to carry out the deportations based on Trump\u2019s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was almost certainly violated. The Justice Department was called to defend the government\u2019s actions but before the they could even do so, Donald Trump himself took to social media to call for Boasberg\u2019s impeachment<\/a>, calling him a \u201cRadical Left Lunatic of a Judge,\u201d and saying, \u201cThis judge, like many of the Crooked Judges\u2019 I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said he will move for Boasberg\u2019s impeachment<\/a> later this week, which will make him the third judge<\/a> who has ruled against the administration and found articles of impeachment<\/a> with their names on them for their troubles.<\/p>\n

But because the president has weighed in this time, the Chief Justice made a statement, presented in its full milquetoast glory:<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s\u2026 underwhelming, but maybe a big move for a made man.<\/a><\/p>\n

Shorter John Roberts statement:<\/p>\n

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And I\u2019m not the only one unimpressed. Fix the\u00a0Court\u2019s Gabe Roth issued this statement in light of Chief Justice Roberts speaking up about impeachment threats against judges:<\/p>\n

\u201cChief Justice Roberts\u2019 statement makes an important point, but it\u2019s a little rich coming from the guy that, by giving Donald Trump near-total immunity in a major decision last year, helped usher in the present era of lawlessness.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this critical juncture, efforts to bolster the judiciary can\u2019t just be talk. The Chief Justice should be working with Congress to excise the U.S. Marshals Service, which carries out court orders, from under the thumb of the executive; to increase spending for judicial security\u00a0in light of a barrage of not just impeachment threats but violent threats; and to authorize mandatory safety training for every federal judge.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the\u00a0extent such actions are being taken at all (I\u2019ve left a message with SCOTUS asking about that), they\u2019re characteristically proceeding in secret, which is a shame, since the vast majority\u00a0of the country believes in judicial independence and\u00a0supports<\/a>\u00a0Roberts\u2019 view that the Trump administration should let the legal process play out and not try to work the refs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unless there\u2019s a real, actionable response from the branches meant to check Donald Trump, it will only get worse \u2014 he\u2019ll further consolidate power until resistance is truly futile. <\/p>\n

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\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post Donald Trump Wants To Impeach Judge Who Dared To Explain Basic Con Law<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(Photo by David Becker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you remember your fourth grade American government lesson, you know that one of the selling points of having three branches of the federal government is that there\u2019s a foundational system of checks and balances, such that if one branch makes a power play, there\u2019s a co-equal branch ready to smack them down. Well, don\u2019t tell that to Donald Trump. He sees his 2024 election victory as a coronation, and, in the past, when a federal judge even tried to slow down Trump\u2019s shenanigans, one of his minions was right there, ready to throw a temper tantrum. But now the big guy is getting in on the action.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll recall amongst the latest horrors, the Trump administration sold Venezuelan detainees<\/a> to an El Salvadorian slave camp. They were accused of being gang members, many with little to no evidence of such, and rather than let the legal system adjudicate those accusations, the administration sent them to a human rights horror show. <\/p>\n

In this process, the order of D.C.\u2019s Chief District Judge Jeb Boasberg to not to carry out the deportations based on Trump\u2019s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was almost certainly violated. The Justice Department was called to defend the government\u2019s actions but before the they could even do so, Donald Trump himself took to social media to call for Boasberg\u2019s impeachment<\/a>, calling him a \u201cRadical Left Lunatic of a Judge,\u201d and saying, \u201cThis judge, like many of the Crooked Judges\u2019 I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said he will move for Boasberg\u2019s impeachment<\/a> later this week, which will make him the third judge<\/a> who has ruled against the administration and found articles of impeachment<\/a> with their names on them for their troubles.<\/p>\n

But because the president has weighed in this time, the Chief Justice made a statement, presented in its full milquetoast glory:<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cFor more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s\u2026 underwhelming, but maybe a big move for a made man.<\/a><\/p>\n

Shorter John Roberts statement:<\/p>\n

\"\"
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And I\u2019m not the only one unimpressed. Fix the\u00a0Court\u2019s Gabe Roth issued this statement in light of Chief Justice Roberts speaking up about impeachment threats against judges:<\/p>\n

\u201cChief Justice Roberts\u2019 statement makes an important point, but it\u2019s a little rich coming from the guy that, by giving Donald Trump near-total immunity in a major decision last year, helped usher in the present era of lawlessness.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this critical juncture, efforts to bolster the judiciary can\u2019t just be talk. The Chief Justice should be working with Congress to excise the U.S. Marshals Service, which carries out court orders, from under the thumb of the executive; to increase spending for judicial security\u00a0in light of a barrage of not just impeachment threats but violent threats; and to authorize mandatory safety training for every federal judge.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the\u00a0extent such actions are being taken at all (I\u2019ve left a message with SCOTUS asking about that), they\u2019re characteristically proceeding in secret, which is a shame, since the vast majority\u00a0of the country believes in judicial independence and\u00a0supports<\/a>\u00a0Roberts\u2019 view that the Trump administration should let the legal process play out and not try to work the refs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unless there\u2019s a real, actionable response from the branches meant to check Donald Trump, it will only get worse \u2014 he\u2019ll further consolidate power until resistance is truly futile. <\/p>\n

\n

\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @[email\u00a0protected].<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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