President Donald Trump sharply criticized U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in a Sunday night post on Truth Social, accusing the federal judge of partisan bias and calling for him to be removed from cases involving the Trump administration.
In the post, Trump described Boasberg as a judge who has demonstrated hostility toward him and other Republicans.
“A Wacky, Nasty, Crooked, and totally Out of Control Judge … who suffers from the highest level of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), and has been ‘after’ my people, and me, for years,” Trump wrote.
The president alleged that Boasberg has repeatedly ruled against Republicans due to political motivations.
“In case after case, Boasberg has displayed open, flagrant, and extreme partisan bias and contempt against Republicans and the Trump Administration,” Trump claimed.
Trump argued that, in order to protect the credibility of the judicial system, Boasberg should no longer preside over cases involving his administration.
“To preserve the integrity of the Judiciary, he should be removed from all cases pertaining to us, and suffer serious disciplinary action,” Trump wrote. He added that other judges he described as “corrupt” should also face consequences.
Boasberg currently serves as the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, one of the most influential federal trial courts in the country because it frequently hears cases involving federal agencies and national policy disputes.
Trump’s criticism came after Boasberg issued a ruling in a legal dispute involving subpoenas served by prosecutors on the Federal Reserve Board.
The subpoenas were part of a case involving Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve. In his ruling, Boasberg concluded that the subpoenas lacked a legitimate legal basis and appeared intended to pressure Powell.
“The case thus asks: Did prosecutors issue those subpoenas for a proper purpose?” Boasberg wrote in the opinion. “The Court finds that they did not.”
Boasberg said the evidence suggested the subpoenas were primarily designed to pressure Powell to either comply with the president’s demands or step down from his position.
“There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas’ dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the President or to resign and make way for a Fed Chair who will,” the opinion stated.
The judge also noted that prosecutors had not presented evidence that Powell committed any criminal offense.
“The Government has offered no evidence whatsoever that Powell committed any crime other than displeasing the President,” Boasberg wrote.
As a result, the court granted the Federal Reserve Board’s motion to quash the subpoenas.
Trump referenced the decision in his social media post, arguing that Boasberg’s handling of the Powell case and other matters was driven by politics rather than law.
“What Boasberg has done on the ‘Too Late’ Powell case, and many others, has little to do with the Law, and everything to do with Politics,” Trump wrote.
Fox News Digital reported that it contacted Boasberg’s chambers for comment on Trump’s criticism, but the judge declined to respond.
