Supreme Court Chief Justice Slams Trump’s Call to Impeach Judge

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"Impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision," John Roberts wrote in a rare statement

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr as he arrives to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a rare statement rebuking President Donald Trump for calling for the impeachment of a federal judge.

“For more than two centuries,

it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts, a conservative, wrote on Tuesday. “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”

The statement comes hours after Trump attacked U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Truth Social for trying to block the administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to an El Salvadorian prison without due process.

Trump ranted that Boasberg is “Radical Left Lunatic” who “was not elected President,” before demanding he be impeached. “This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “WE DON’T WANT VICIOUS, VIOLENT, AND DEMENTED CRIMINALS, MANY OF THEM DERANGED MURDERERS, IN OUR COUNTRY.”