John Roberts issues rare public statement after US president escalates rightwing attacks on the judiciary White House’s defense for not recalling deportations ‘one heck of a stretch’, says judgeDonald 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.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. Trump’s post on Truth Social does not name the judge, but seems to reference James Boasberg, the Washington DC-based justice who was appointed by Barack Obama and attempted to prevent the government from deporting the alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act. Here’s what Trump wrote:This Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge, a troublemaker and agitator who was sadly appointed by Barack...
A federal judge blocked Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the US military. Other events of the day included Trump pitching a 'self-deportation' app, Laura Ingraham coaxing Trump into admitting he can't defy court orders, Senator Warren condemning FTC firings, deletion of consumer protection information from the FTC website, a statement from Mahmoud Khalil, Democrats claiming Trump illegally fired them from the Federal Trade Commission, a judge ruling against Musk and Doge, a new deadline for deportation flight details, and a conversation between Trump and Putin about peace in Ukraine.
