Trump: Impeach Judge in Deportations Case

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Donald Trump has called for the impeachment of the judge handling lawsuits over his administration's deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, a significant escalation of rightwing attacks on the judiciary.

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The only thing Chief Justice Roberts seems more bullish about than a king-like President and Executive Branch is an Emperor-like Supreme Court and Judicial Branch www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/u ...

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-- Laurence H. Tribe (@tribelaw.bsky.social) March 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM

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"While allies of the president such as Elon Musk have repeatedly said judges who rule against him should be impeached, this appears to be the first time the president has backed such calls publicly."

'Only the Beginning'... cool song by Chicago.

Or... 'Off with their heads!' from another Mad Queen.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-18 11:40 AM | Reply

Chief justice pushes back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump
www.nbcnews.com

... Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement Tuesday rebuking President Donald Trump and his allies for calling to impeach judges who have ruled against the administration.

"For 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," Roberts said in a statement.

Trump allies have called for various judges to be impeached for blocking administration policies in the first months of his second term.

But Trump himself raised the stakes on Tuesday, when he called for the impeachment of U.S. District Judge James Boasberg after he blocked the deportation of Venezuelan migrants.

"This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges' I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!" Trump posted. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-18 12:50 PM | Reply

Roberts musta borrowed someone's rocks.

Prolly from Sonia.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-18 01:49 PM | Reply

Impeachment sounds like a lot of expense and paperwork.
A bullet or a noose would save the taxpayers money.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-18 01:50 PM | Reply

Prez being the Gangsta that he is.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-18 01:59 PM | Reply

I remember all the right wing blather about "the rule of law."

So much for that!

#6 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-03-19 12:23 AM | Reply

Courts aren't the law. They're supposed to uphold the law, not block upholding the law which is all they've been doing. We don't elect judges to set policy, we elect representatives and the president to do that, judges have NO SAY in policy at all because the people have no way to get rid of them via elections. If judges are somehow the end all be all of everything then there really is no need for Congress or the presidency to even exist because all policy would just come from the courts and whatever they decide.

#7 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-03-19 12:53 AM | Reply

...all policy would just come from the courts and whatever they decide.

Have you met SCOTUS?

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-19 12:55 AM | Reply

This particular Judge is best buds with Cavanagh; they were roommates,and Roberts, who appointed him:

www.axios.com

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-19 10:52 AM | Reply

#9: Hi Corky: Thanks for the Axios link. There may be another layer to this drama. There is a suspected Yale fraternity connection (Skull and Bones and/or Greek three-letter) between Brett Kavanaugh and former D/FBI Christopher Wray. This may be why the FBI gave Kavanaugh a light investigation during his SCOTUS confirmation. Judge Boasberg may also be a fraternity member if they were close. GOP be hanged, the Yale secret societies and fraternities are loyal to each other first and foremost: media.tenor.com

#10 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-19 11:06 AM | Reply

So this judge thinks he has the authority to have this plane full of rapists and murderers (future Dem voters) turned around and brought back to the US. That would give him the same right to have the space capsule returned back to the space station until he received all the documentation from the astronauts.

#11 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-03-19 11:10 AM | Reply

If you were to put the convicted criminal and gangster Trump (who is now also a Genocide abettor) on the same plane with those evil gang members, I suppose I'd support this deportation policy under limited circumstances, that is, as long as there is one American politician onboard per flight- and they don't necessarily have to be Republicans- Democrats too- just as long as when they put them on the plane they balance the weight to both sides to avoid undue risk to the Venezuelans, who have likely done far less to earn their punishment.

#12 | Posted by ExpectingReign at 2025-03-19 11:21 AM | Reply

Judicial branch is outta control at this point.

Judge goes off and does her own research then declares Military must accept a certain demographic.

This is all too much.

#13 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 11:36 AM | Reply

If judges are somehow the end all be all of everything then there really is no need for Congress or the presidency to even exist because all policy would just come from the courts and whatever they decide.

Liberals and Elite Democrats understand this. Its not about Democracy, but authoritarian tyranny through Judicial review.

Which is why Democrats are dominated by lawyers, people that don't contribute shit to the economy but are more friction, than grease.

#14 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 11:38 AM | Reply

#10 | POSTED BY C0RI0LANUS FLAG FUNNY

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#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 11:39 AM | Reply

#11 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

Holy s^*+ you're f^*+ing stupid.

Yes, if the law wasn't followed, they have that power.

At least, they did before unAmerican s^*+bags like you elected Trump again.

GFY idiot.

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2025-03-19 11:40 AM | Reply

Judge Boasberg daughter is a grifter teaching/defending criminal illegal immigrants.

I used to think every judge might be blackmailed.

But it seems every judge has a family member getting government funding.

#17 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-19 11:43 AM | Reply

- authoritarian tyranny through Judicial review.

Is there a dumber F on this site?

#18 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-19 11:44 AM | Reply

That would give him the same right to have the space capsule returned back to the space station until he received all the documentation from the astronauts.

Not even close to the same thing.

#19 | Posted by brass30 at 2025-03-19 11:49 AM | Reply

Which is why Democrats are dominated by lawyers

Uh? And who dominates Republicans?

#20 | Posted by brass30 at 2025-03-19 11:51 AM | Reply

Who dominates Republicans (besides lawyers, CEOs, and oligarchs)? Vladimir Putin, of course: thehill.com

#21 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-19 11:54 AM | Reply

Republican Congress critters are trading in their AR-15 lapel pins for Soviet symbol Hammer & Sickle pins.

I expect they'll be inviting Putin to speak to Congress any day now on freedom and democracy.

#22 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-19 12:00 PM | Reply

Judicial branch is outta control at this point.

Judge goes off and does her own research then declares Military must accept a certain demographic.

This is all too much.

#13 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Whaaa! You should leave now while you can.

Judges (the Judicial Branch of the three branches of government) are doing what judges do. Rule on the legality of things.

Trumpy is doing what he does. Violate the Law and the US Constitution with impunity and then sit back and watch and see if anyone can do anything about it.

#23 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-19 12:06 PM | Reply