Pam Bondi takes action against anti-Trump judge for 'misconduct' in mass deportation case

Daily Mail​

29-07-2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi is reprimanding the chief judge for the district court of Washington, D.C. for his comments about President Donald Trump.
Judge James Boasberg expressed at a March conference concern that President Donald Trump would cause a constitutional crisis by going against federal judges.
The Justice Department on Monday filed a misconduct complaint against the chief judge in relation to these comments.
Bondi claims that Boasberg's remarks 'undermined' judicial integrity.
Reports emerged earlier this month that in the March Judicial Conference, the District of Columbia's chief judge raised concerns to colleagues that the Trump administration would cause a 'constitutional crisis' by disregarding federal court rulings.
A memo, reported earlier this month, summarized the working breakfast and noted that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who presides over the conference, defended Trump against Boasberg's concerns.
Boasberg's comments came just a few days before he ordered the Trump administration halt removals of illegal immigrants to El Salvador as courts considered the legality of his mass deportation operations.
'Today at my direction, [the Justice Department] filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg for making improper public comments about President Trump and his Administration,' Bondi wrote on Monday in a post to X.
'These comments have undermined the integrity of the judiciary, and we will not stand for that,' she added.
The week of March 11 this year, members of the Judicial Conference met in the nation's capital for the first of its two regular meetings.
This group is the national policymaking body for federal courts, the website explains.
A memo from the gathering notes: 'District of the District of Columbia Chief Judge James Boasberg next raised his colleagues' concerns that the Administration would disregard rulings of federal courts leading to a constitutional crisis.'
'Chief Justice Roberts expressed hope that would not happen and in turn no constitutional crisis would materialize,' according to the memo.
It also said Roberts made clear 'his interactions with the President have been civil and respectful, such as the President thanking him at the state of the union address for administering the oath.'
Just 12 days after the Federalist reported on the memo, AG Bondi took action against Judge Boasberg.
Revelations of the comments make clear an anti-Trump bias that Judge Boasberg holds.
Trump has been critical of Boasberg and claims he is a 'highly conflicted' judge.
The president says that the judge is 'disgraceful' and suffering from 'massive Trump Derangement Syndrome.'
Boasberg's comments about President Donald Trump came during a Judicial Conference in March – just days later the judge ordered the administration halt deportation flights after a challenge was filed against Trump's deportation of illegal immigrants without due process
He came under immense criticism when on March 15 he issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's deportation flights.
Trump responded to the halt by calling for Boasberg's impeachment and claiming he was trying to usurp the presidency.
He wrote on Truth Social that Boasberg is a 'Radical Left Lunatic Judge' and 'troublemaker.'
The pause came after the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of five illegal Venezuela immigrants who Trump was deporting without due process.
The administration was using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
The wartime law is usually used during 'declared' conflicts to allow deportations without court proceedings. Boasberg argued it may not apply to a criminal gang since they are not a sanctioned government entity.