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Mar 1, 2025 Trump urged impeachment of and attacked Judge James Boasberg over a deportation ruling Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The president's call to impeach a judge for an adverse ruling directly threatened judicial independence and drew rebuke from the Chief Justice.
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- Trump urged impeachment of Judge James Boasberg and attacked him as "radical left lunatic" — Trump in March 2025 urged the impeachment of DC federal judge James Boasberg and falsely branded him a "radical left lunatic" after Boasberg issued a ruling halting the deportation to El Salvador of scores of Venezuelan immigrants with alleged gang ties. The attack prompted Chief Justice John Roberts to issue hours-later criticism of political attacks on the judiciary and warnings against calls to impeach judges for their decisions.
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Week 7 – 2025-03-01–2025-03-07
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