Chief Justice John Roberts made a rare public statement against President Donald Trump’s call for the impeachment of a judge who ruled against his effort to swiftly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.
“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said on Tuesday. “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
Trump didn’t refer to Chief US District Judge Jeb Boasberg in Washington by name in a social media post on Tuesday, calling him a “Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge.”
The president’s attack ...
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