❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a misconduct complaint against District Judge James Boasberg over allegedly improper remarks about President Donald J. Trump.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Judge James Boasberg, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Trump Administration officials.
📍WHEN & WHERE: March 11 judicial conference; complaint filed Monday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Judge Boasberg attempted to improperly influence Chief Justice Roberts and roughly two dozen other federal judges by straying from the traditional topics to express his belief that the Trump Administration would ‘disregard rulings of federal courts’ and trigger ‘a constitutional crisis.’” – DOJ Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle
🎯IMPACT: Calls for Boasberg to be reassigned and a formal investigation into his conduct.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has lodged a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg, alleging he made inappropriate public comments about President Donald J. Trump. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the action, stating, “Today at my direction, [DOJ] filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg for making improper public comments about President Trump and his Administration.”
Appointed by former President Barack Hussein Obama, Boasberg is overseeing a case concerning Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected criminal migrants. The complaint alleges that during a March 11 judicial conference, attended by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and other federal judges, Boasberg remarked that the Trump Administration would “disregard rulings of federal courts” and cause “a constitutional crisis,” according to Chad Mizelle, Bondi’s chief of staff.
Mizelle condemned the statements, saying, “Although his comments would be inappropriate even if they had some basis, they were even worse because Judge Boasberg had no basis—the Trump Administration has always complied with all court orders.” He added that Boasberg’s actions “violate Canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges” and “erode public confidence in judicial neutrality.”
The complaint also highlights Boasberg’s handling of a case involving deportation flights to El Salvador, where he accused the Trump Administration of violating his March 15 order to stop those flights, a decision later overturned by the Supreme Court. Mizelle stated, “Within days of those statements, Judge Boasberg began acting on his preconceived belief that the Trump Administration would not follow court orders.”
President Trump has demanded Boasberg’s impeachment, calling him a “Grandstander” and “radical left” judge on Truth Social, where he wrote, “This judge … should be IMPEACHED!!!”
Bondi underscored the threat to judicial integrity, stating, “We will not stand for that.”
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