WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a complaint of fraud against a federal judge who clashed with the president on Monday. Donald Trump Management of Deportation to El Salvador’s infamous prison.
Escalating administration disputes with US district judges James E. BoasbergAttorney General Pam Bondy said on social media he directed the filing of a complaint against Boasburg “for making inappropriate public comments about President Trump and his administration.”
The complaint stems from comments made by Boasberg, who allegedly made to Chief John Roberts and other federal judges in March, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by the Associated Press.
The comments “undermined the integrity and fairness of the judicial system,” the complaint said, adding that the administration “always complying with all court orders.” Boasberg is one of several judges who questioned whether the administration was complying with their orders.
The meeting took place a few days before Boasburg issued an order blocking deportation flights Trump had been implementing. By calling the wartime authorities From 18th century law.
The judge’s words’ order turning around the plane on its way to El Salvador was ignored. Boasberg later discovered a possible cause that the administration may have emptied the courts.
The comments are likely made during a meeting of the Judicial Council, the governing body of federal judiciary. The statement was first reported by the conservative website The Federalist, saying it had obtained a note summarizing the meeting.
Boasberg, the Supreme Court Justice of the District Court in the country’s capital, is a member of the Judicial Council. The meeting is not open to the public.
The complaint calls for an ongoing reassignment of deportation cases to judges and sanctions that include potential recommendations for each, if the investigation demonstrates the claim.
Trump himself has already called for Boasberg’s bounce each, which prompted a rare response from it Roberts refuses the call.
The complaint was filed with Judge Sri Srinivasan, Supreme Court Justice of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.
More than 250 Venezuelans deported to MegaPrison, Salvador, known as Terrorist Confinement Centeror CECOT, was sent home to Venezuela earlier this month in a deal to free the 10 US citizens and permanent residents who were in detention.
However, the administration’s response to the deportation lawsuit and Boasberg’s order remains in his court.
