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Jul 29, 2025 Trump (via special assistant) ordered removal of a court-appointed interim U.S. Attorney Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
A presidential directive purported to override a federal court's appointment of a prosecutor, testing the separation of powers between the executive and judiciary.
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- Trump's special assistant ordered removal of interim U.S. Attorney Leigh Grace — An email from Trump's special assistant to First Assistant U.S. Attorney Leigh Grace claimed that district court judges lacked authority to appoint her as interim New Jersey U.S. Attorney because Alina Habba had resigned before her appointment. The email stated that even if the court had such authority, "the president hereby removes you from office" and declared Habba the acting U.S. Attorney. This action directly contradicted the court's appointment of Grace.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 28 – 2025-07-26–2025-08-01
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Jul 28, 2025 Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a misconduct complaint against Judge James Boasberg for public remarks Corroborated Power and Authority
Targeting a sitting judge overseeing a case against the administration with a misconduct complaint pressures judicial independence and risks chilling judicial speech.
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- Attorney General Bondi filed misconduct complaint against Judge Boasberg — On Twitter, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that her office filed a misconduct complaint against Judge James Boasberg, who oversees the lawsuit against the Trump administration's removal of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador's megaprison. Bondi accused Boasberg of making "improper public comments about President Trump and his Administration," after he allegedly suggested at a meeting of judges in March that the Trump administration might "disregard rulings of federal courts" and trigger "a constitutional crisis."
- — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the DOJ filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg, claiming he made "improper public comments" about President Trump and his administration that "undermined the integrity of the judiciary." According to reporting, Boasberg's actual comments were expressing concern that the Trump administration was liable to "disregard rulings of federal courts leading to a constitutional crisis" at a judicial conference. The complaint appears to target Boasberg for expressing professional judicial concerns.
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Week 28 – 2025-07-26–2025-08-01
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