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Trump Dressed Down By Chief Justice After POTUS Made Impeachment Threats Against Judge


Trump may want to impeach a fderal judge who has blocked his deportation orders, but the SCOTUS Chief Justice tells POTUS to step back

Keeping it short and sweet Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts told Trump and his minions to hold their horses when it comes to attacking judges and calling for impeachment over decisions they don’t like. “ For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” the SCOTUS boss said in a statement released today after Trump and other Republicans threatened U.S. District Judge James Boasberg over his order this weekend temporarily blocking deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. Though very chummy with Trump at the president’s March 4 partisan and chaotic speech to Congress and a big supporter of increasing Executive power over, Roberts has chided POTUS before.

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