U.S. District Court Chief Judge James E. Boasberg has been a thorn in the side of the Trump Team, consistently ruling against the administration — citing Kafka of all people while doing so — trying to convince other jurists, without evidence, that Trump will defy court rulings, and exhibiting obvious bias against GOP priorities.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has seen enough, and on Monday, the Justice Department filed an official complaint alleging that Boasberg is guilty of misconduct.
The complaint was written at Bondi’s direction by the AG’s Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle and addressed to the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Sri Srinivasan.
"The Department of Justice respectfully submits this complaint alleging misconduct by U.S. District Court Chief Judge James E. Boasberg for making improper public comments about President Donald J. Trump to the Chief Justice of the United States and other federal judges that have undermined the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary," says Mr. Mizelle.
Judge Boasberg is presiding over a high-profile case involving the deportation of several migrants to El Salvador and has talked about holding DOJ lawyers in contempt because of his assertion that his order to turn airborne planes around was not followed. President Trump has also made critical comments about Judge Boasberg.
Today at my direction, @TheJusticeDept filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg for making improper public comments about President Trump and his Administration.
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) July 28, 2025
These comments have undermined the integrity of the judiciary, and we will…
These comments have undermined the integrity of the judiciary, and we will not stand for that.
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The complaint continued, citing two incidents in particular that they found troublesome:
The complaint details two occasions on which Judge Boasberg made comments the Justice Department alleges undermine the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.
"On March 11, 2025, Judge Boasberg attended a session of the Judicial Conference of the United States, which exists to discuss administrative matters like budgets, security, and facilities. While there, Judge Boasberg attempted to improperly influence Chief Justice Roberts and roughly two dozen other federal judges by straying from the traditional topics to express his belief that the Trump Administration would "disregard rulings of federal courts" and trigger "a constitutional crisis." Although his comments would be inappropriate even if they had some basis, they were even worse because Judge Boasberg had no basis—the Trump Administration has always complied with all court orders. Nor did Judge Boasberg identify any purported violations of court orders to justify his unprecedented predictions."
Judge Boasberg first tried to persuade Chief Justice Roberts and other federal judges that the Trump Administration would not follow court orders, despite having no basis for his belief. Then he acted on his baseless belief again and again in litigation over which he was… https://t.co/PsTAGSwnIp
— Chad Mizelle (@ChadMizelle47) July 28, 2025
Then he acted on his baseless belief again and again in litigation over which he was presiding.
Boasberg has arguably been acting on his own agenda and making up the law as he goes. Judge Srinivasan is an Obama appointee, though, so I wouldn’t bet the farm on his taking any firm action. Perhaps Bondi is laying the groundwork for future moves against the TDS-infected jurist?
One thing this administration has proven over and over: they don’t roll over easily in the face of adversity.
Editor's Note: Radical leftist judges are doing everything they can to hamstring President Trump's agenda to make America great again.
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