Senate Republicans urge Trump, allies to stop threatening courts

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Source: The Hill

03/31/25 6:00 AM ET


Republican senators are warning that any efforts to impeach James Boasberg, the federal judge who ruled against President Trump’s deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members and is now handling a lawsuit related to senior Trump officials’ use of Signal, would be dead on arrival in the Senate.

Senior Senate Republicans also say they will oppose any effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to defund federal courts that rule against Trump’s agenda, sending a message that they want to de-escalate Trump’s war against the federal judiciary. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) introduced an article of impeachment against Boasberg earlier this month, citing “abuse of power.” It already has 22 co-sponsors. Johnson separately has floated the idea of simply eliminating courts that rule against Trump.

The Senate voted 96-0 to confirm Boasberg to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in March 2011, with yes votes coming from Republicans still in the chamber today such as Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), John Cornyn (Texas), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.).

And while the Senate has become more partisan over the past 14 years, many Republican view themselves as the stewards of the federal judiciary and are not fond of Trump’s escalating war of words with the third branch, which in some cases have been echoed enthusiastically by Trump’s House allies.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5220772-republican-senators-warn-impeachment-judge-boasberg/

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As a note, he was confirmed unanimously which means ALL voting GOPers voted for him. In their above list of Rs still around, they left out looney Mike Lee (who had just started his first term), ASSley, SPAWN-OF-RON Paul, and Ron Johnson.

Roll Call here (2011) - https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00039.htm

NV
Chambliss (R-GA)
Crapo (R-ID)
Harkin (D-IA)
Risch (R-ID)

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. HAH!

They wanted him. They get to own it.

We need to make sure they own it.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Translation: we need the veneer /nt

[J_William_Ryan]

3. More ridiculous political theater.

Trump and his toadies in the House attack the judiciary to appease Trump Cult members knowing there’s no chance any judge will be removed via impeachment.

This is true idiocy; Republicans are incapable of sound, responsible governance.

[mahina]

4. This is encouraging. I take hope also from Rep Bacon in NE.

Since the alternative is silence.

I really appreciate your posts BRDS. I learn a lot from you. Thank you.

[angrychair]

5. It's all broken

That Senate Republicans think they have a say in anything. They gave up that right when they voted to approve that temporary spending bill.

Or that there are three branches of government anymore.

Or that the Speaker of the House stated he would order a vote to dissolve any court that ruled against TSF and it barely lasted in the news cycle more than a day.
The Speaker of the House said they would defund or dismantle another branch of government for disagreeing with the president and the American people just shrugged and kept watching TV and cramming food into their talk holes.

Our society is irrevocably broken and we are not becoming a fascist dictatorship, we are a fascist dictatorship.

[NH Ethylene]

6. This is a relief. A baby step in the right direction.

Perhaps the Senate will stand up against other proposals that bring us closer to a dictatorship and maybe even dare to take back their own powers.