House speaker wants to 'make an example of' federal judges by impeaching them

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: msn/Alternet

5h


Some MAGA Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives are calling for articles of impeachment against federal judges who, they claim, are intruding on President Donald Trump's executive powers. And they are singling out U.S. District Judges James Boasberg and Deborah Boardman.

During a press conference on Wednesday, January 21, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) voiced his support for their efforts — mentioning Boasberg specifically.

Johnson told reporters, "I'm for it. Judge Boasberg is one who's been mentioned. And these are some egregious abuses…. Impeachment, as we have discussed all together many, many times, is an extreme measure. But extreme times call for extreme measures. And I think some of these judges have gotten so far outside the bounds of where they're supposed to operate, it would not be, in my view, a bad thing for Congress to lay down law, so to speak, and, you know, to make an example of some of these egregious abuses."

The Hill's Emily Brooks cites Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) as GOP lawmakers who are calling for articles of impeachment against federal judges.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-speaker-wants-to-make-an-example-of-federal-judges-by-impeaching-them/ar-AA1UGmly

---

As a note, since we have heard Boasberg's name mentioned quite a lot the past year - he is the Chief Judge of the D.C. District Court (he replaced Beryl Howell, another who we heard mentioned a lot in the past, in 2023). He was originally a Shrub appointee to the D.C. District.

[RockRaven]

1. Remember this in Jan 2026...

Last edited Wed Jan 21, 2026, 09:57 PM - Edit history (1)

Goose, gander, yada yada

[C_U_L8R]

2. Apparently high crimes and misdemeanors...

…now means doing anything that might get Republican diapers in a bunch. What losers.
Maybe math-challenged Mike should stop wasting everyone’s time with this nonsense.

[nwduke]

3. It would take

2/3 vote from Senate to impeach him. They are just blowing smoke for headlines!

[rsdsharp]

4. No it would take 50% plus 1 in the House to impeach.

It would take a vote of 2/3 of the Senate to convict.

[nwduke]

11. That's my point

It will never get past the senate! So it’s a moot exercise and will go nowhere. It’s all for show.

[Marie Marie]

5. Gee, I wonder where he got the idea, suggestion or demand that he do this?

Sniveling little coward.

[Grokenstein]

10. It's weird hearing him voice an actual opinion

rather than his usual "don't know anything about it so I can't comment" shtick.

[fujiyamasan]

6. The biggest mistakes in US history

Are when the victors who were on the side of right (not talking about the right) let the other side off too easily.

In particular:

Letting the south off too easily after the civil war; allowing them to terrorize African Americans for well over another century, lynching and restricting their rights as full citizens.

And most modern history:

Pardoning Richard Nixon. One of the worst precedents ever set.

Obama administration not prosecuting Bush administration officials for war crimes.

And worst of all, not completely cleaning out the government of any and all Trump sympathetic people and allowing Garland to sit on his ass not doing anything. That loser should have been fired within a year.

[Justice matters.]

8. Garland should not have been appointed to begin with, period.

A covert Trump sympathetic heritage...

[Grins]

7. Can we impeach Thomas and Alito...

…for taking…bribes; let’s call them bribes…from those who have interests in certain court cases?

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

9. If We take the House, yes ...

But we would not be able to convict them in the Senate. Same basic situation as the current Speaker.