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Just hours after #Trump called for the #impeachment of a federal judge who ruled against his #deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans over the weekend, & after Trump's comments targeting Judge #Boasburg spurred a rare public rebuke from #SCOTUS Chief Justice #JohnRoberts, #HouseRepublicans led by Rep #BrandonGill introduced articles of impeachment against Boasberg.

#law #Constitution #JudicialBranch #CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment #ConstitutionalCrisis #AbuseOfPower
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/donald-trump-impeach-judge-house-republicans

#GOP *lawmakers* have unleashed an unprecedented flood of long-shot #impeachment articles aimed at federal judges who are standing in the way of #Trump's agenda.

James #Boasberg, chief judge of the DC District Court, is at least the fifth federal judge who is facing a #HouseRepublicans impeachment attempt after issuing a ruling unfavorable to the admin.

#BrandonGill's bogus four-page #impeachment resolution charges Judge #Boasberg with abuse of power, arguing that he "did knowingly & willfully use his judicial position to advance political gain."

It argues that the #AlienEnemiesAct gives #Trump "sole & unreviewable discretion" to determine whether an "invasion has taken place" — & thus whether its powerful emergency provisions can be exercised. [nope]

#law #Constitution #Judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25591418-brandon-gill-impeachment-boasberg/

@Nonilex That's an interesting approach. How exactly is any judge supposed to be advancing political gain in a climate where speaking out against Trump gets you targeted? Seems like the exact opposite of political gain?

#RepublicanLogic -- up is down, black is white.