Chief Justice John Roberts Rightly Condemns Trump’s Call to Impeach Judges who Rule Against Him
Earlier today, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issue a statement condemning President Trump’s calls for impeachment of judges who rule against him:
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.
I have many differences with Roberts regarding various rulings he has made. But I agree completely on this issue.
I also agree with prominent conservative legal commentator Ed Whelan, of the Ethics and Public Policy Center:
1. I’d be open to impeaching judges for persistent bad-faith or wild rulings. Nothing remotely like that here. Indeed, from what I have seen, Judge Boasberg’s critics have yet to make a clear and compelling case that his order was wrong. 2. Impeachment threats are at best performative nonsense. Even worse, they may provoke threats of violence against judges and family members.
2. Impeachment threats are at best performative nonsense. Even worse, they may provoke threats of violence against judges and family members.
Ed Whelan is far more conservative than me. We differ on many legal and policy issues, but agree here because it’s a basic rule of our legal system that cuts across party and ideological lines (or s
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