MAGA lawmakers 'could go over the heads of the GOP brass' as they look for ways to 'discipline' judges

24 March

MAGA Republicans were furious with U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts when he gave President Donald Trump a stern rebuke, describing his call for impeaching federal judges as wildly inappropriate. Trump is angrily railing against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg and others who are temporarily blocking some of his executive orders, but Roberts reminded Trump of the role that federal judges play in the United States' system of checks and balances under the U.S. Constitution.

In an article published on March 24, Fox News' Chad Pergram describes ways in which some of Trump's GOP allies in Congress are trying to "discipline or rein in federal judges."

"House Republicans will have to wrestle with a push by some conservatives to impeach judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump," Pergram reports. "Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, has drafted an article of impeachment for Judge James Boasberg over his suspension of some deportations. Some conservatives are pushing impeachment for Boasberg and several other judges they believe exceeded their authority."

But the Fox News reporter notes that GOP leadership in the House "does not want to deal with impeachment," adding that "it’s unclear if the House would ever have the votes to impeach."

"Conservatives could try to go over the heads of the GOP brass and put impeachment on the floor by making the resolution privileged," Pergram observes. "However, Republican leaders could try to euthanize that effort by moving to send the impeachment articles to committee. Thus, the vote is on the motion to send the articles to committee, not on impeachment."

If articles of impeachment against Boasberg or any other federal judge did pass in the House, they would go to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate, but that wouldn't be enough to get a "guilty" verdict if Senate Democrats stuck together.

"Moreover, it’s unclear that the House would ever have the votes to impeach, and even if they did, a Senate trial would end without conviction," Pergram explains. "It takes 67 votes to convict in an impeachment trial."

Read the full Fox News article at this link.

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