In a rare statement, Chief Justice John Roberts called judicial impeachment "not an appropriate response" to disagreeing with a judge's decision.
The nation's top judge made the comments Tuesday after President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge who recently blocked the administration's deportation flights.
“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said. “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
In a social media post earlier on Tuesday, Trump called U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg an unelected “troublemaker and agitator.” The president said he was “doing what the VOTERS wanted me to do” by dealing with illegal immigration and said Boasberg “should be IMPEACHED!!!”
According to the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to impeach a judge, while the Senate votes on whether to convict the official on charges of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Fifteen judges or justices in American history have had impeachment cases go before the Senate in a trial, the last one taking place in 2010.
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In a rare statement, Chief Justice John Roberts called judicial impeachment "not an appropriate response" to disagreeing with a judge's decision.
The nation's top judge made the comments Tuesday after President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge who recently blocked the administration's deportation flights.
“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said. “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
In a social media post earlier on Tuesday, Trump called U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg an unelected “troublemaker and agitator.” The president said he was “doing what the VOTERS wanted me to do” by dealing with illegal immigration and said Boasberg “should be IMPEACHED!!!”
According to the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to impeach a judge, while the Senate votes on whether to convict the official on charges of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Fifteen judges or justices in American history have had impeachment cases go before the Senate in a trial, the last one taking place in 2010.
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