Headline Roundup • March 18th, 2025
Trump and Supreme Court Chief Justice Clash Over Calls for Impeachment
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge Tuesday who ruled against his attempts to enact stricter deportation policies.
The Details: In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!” In response, Chief Justice John Roberts, appointed by former President George Bush, released a statement saying, “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
For Context: Trump's post refers to Judge James E. Boasberg, appointed by former President Barack Obama, who is currently presiding over a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and advocacy group Democracy Forward challenging Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants.
How the Media Covered It: Coverage from CNBC (Center bias) and Associated Press (Left) focused on the conflict between Trump and Roberts. CNBC’s headline stated that the chief justice “rebukes Trump.” Associated Press described the interaction between Trump and Roberts as an “extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches.” Fox News (Right) reported on the details of the court case with the headline “Trump calls for judge in deportation legal battle to be impeached.”
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President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of a judge in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, apparently referring to Judge James E. Boasberg, who recently tried to block deportation flights to El Salvador.
President Barack Obama nominated Boasberg to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Boasberg became chief judge of the district court in 2023.
AP/House of Representatives; U.S. Senate
In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of one who ruled against his deportation plans.
The rebuke from the Supreme Court’s leader demonstrated how controversy over recent flights of Venezuelan immigrants has inflamed tensions over the judiciary’s role, with a legal case challenging Trump’s actions now threatening to spiral into a clash of constitutional powers.
Chip Somodevilla | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked President Donald Trump after the president called for the impeachment of a federal judge who issued orders blocking Trump’s plan to deport any more alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the United States.
“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said in a statement on Trump’s demand.
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