SCOOP: White House backs impeaching 'rogue' judges accused of partisan rulings
FIRST ON FOX: The White House fully supports efforts on Capitol Hill to impeach federal judges who have gone "totally rogue" with partisan rulings, Fox News Digital learned. A White...
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FIRST ON FOX: The White House fully supports efforts on Capitol Hill to impeach federal judges who have gone "totally rogue" with partisan rulings, Fox News Digital learned. A White House official told Fox News Digital that the administration is closely tracking the Senate Judiciary Committee’s impeachment inquiry involving U.S. District Judges James Boasberg, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and Deborah Boardman, of the U.S. District Court in Maryland, as Republican lawmakers openly discuss impeaching what they describe as "activist" judges. "Left-wing, activist judges have gone totally rogue," a White House official told Fox News Digital. "They’re undermining the rule of law in service of their own radical agenda. It needs to stop. And the White House fully embraces impeachment efforts." The White House official continued that President Donald Trump must be able to "lawfully implement the agenda the American people elected him on," arguing that judges who repeatedly issue partisan rulings have abused their offices and forfeited their claim to impartiality. TRUMP TEAM MOVES TO BLOCK DOJ TESTIMONY IN BOASBERG CONTEMPT PROBE, RAISING STAKES IN COURT SHOWDOWN Federal judges can be impeached when the House approves articles alleging misconduct or abuse of office, with removal certified after the Senate convicts by a two-thirds vote. Boasberg has become a prime target for Republicans over a string of rulings tied to Trump-era immigration policies — including cases involving the transfer of migrants to El Salvador and other countries rather than holding them in U.S. detention. More recently, he’s drawn fresh GOP backlash after reports surfaced that he approved warrants in former special counsel Jack Smith’s "Arctic Frost" probe that enabled investigators to seize phone records connected to some Republican lawmakers. He first faced articles of impeachment in March 2025 for preventing the administration from deporting some illegal migrants under th…