A conservative federal appeals judge who President Donald Trump considered a potential candidate for a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during his first term said impeaching judges was not the way to address court rulings with which parties disagreed.
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar is reportedly planning to file impeachment articles against three top defense officials involved in the
Johnson has backed a bill seeking to bar district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions, an alternative to House Republicans taking politically perilous impeachment votes.
Judges have rarely been removed from the federal bench, and only for criminal acts. But House Republicans are intensifying efforts to oust them for decisions against President Trump.
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President Donald Trump wants no 'checks and balances' from Congress or the courts. Arizona Rep. Eli Crane got a check for going along with that.
Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on the judiciary following court rulings that have halted Trump's agenda.
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