Turning up the heat…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday he would support efforts to impeach federal judges accused of improperly blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda
Johnson acknowledged impeachment remains an “extreme measure,” but told reporters at his weekly press conference that “extreme times call for extreme measures.”
“I think some of these judges have gotten so far outside the bounds of where they’re supposed to operate,” Johnson said. “It would not be, in my view, a bad thing for Congress to lay down the law.”
His comments come as some Republicans in both chambers have called for impeachment proceedings against U.S. District Judges James Boasberg and Deborah Boardman.
Asked directly about the push, Johnson said, “I’m for it.”
“Boasberg is one who’s been mentioned, and these are some egregious abuses,” he added.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) earlier this month labeled Boasberg and Boardman “rogue judges” and said they “meet the constitutional standard for impeachment” during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing.
Cruz has pointed to Boardman’s sentencing decision in a case involving a man convicted of charges related to an attempt to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Cruz said the sentence — 97 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release — fell well below sentencing guidelines.
Johnson’s support comes after House GOP leaders signaled opposition to judge impeachments last year, arguing it was not a practical response to what Republicans described as judicial activism aimed at influencing administration policy.
Speaking during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Cruz acknowledged that impeachment of federal judges is rare — only 15 have been impeached in U.S. history, most for clear-cut crimes such as bribery — but argued that rarity should not shield judges who, in his view, weaponize their authority.
“Rarer still, until now, were the deeper offenses the framers feared most — judges who, without necessarily breaking a criminal statute, violate the public trust, subvert the constitutional order or wield their office in ways that injure society itself,” Cruz said. “That is why, throughout history, Congress recognized that impeachable misconduct need not be criminal.”
Democrats sharply rejected Cruz’s arguments. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) accused Republicans of using impeachment rhetoric to pressure judges who issue rulings unfavorable to Trump.
“There was a time when I’d have hoped a Senate Judiciary subcommittee would not be roped into a scheme to amplify pressure and threats against a sitting federal judge,” Whitehouse said. “But here we are.”
Impeachment proceedings must originate in the House of Representatives, typically through the House Judiciary Committee. A spokesman for the GOP-led committee said “everything is on the table” when asked whether Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was open to pursuing impeachment.
If the House were to approve articles of impeachment, the matter would then move to the Senate, where a two-thirds vote would be required for conviction and removal — a steep hurdle that would require 14 Democrats to vote “guilty” along with all 53 Republican senators.
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Some judges think just because they wear those black robes that they are above the law.
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