Three sources informed AWN Digital that the House Judiciary Committee is planning to investigate “activist judges” during a hearing early next week.
This comes after judges from district courts throughout the nation have issued over a dozen injunctions against various policy choices made by the Trump administration. One of those cases will be heard orally by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, after President Trump’s request for the impeachment of U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg.
Meanwhile, Republican Jim Jordan of Ohio, who chairs the House Judiciary, said on AWN’s “America’s Newsroom” that he plans to conduct hearings on so-called “activist judges” who are critical of the current administration. He predicted that next week the entire House will vote on a measure introduced by Republican Darrell Issa of California that would prevent district courts from granting worldwide injunctions.
Two individuals assured us that the vote would take place next week or the week following, but one of them made it clear that talks were far from over.
This happens at a time when some conservatives are calling for the removal of judges who are standing in the way of Trump’s agenda from office by means of impeachment.
Following Trump’s explicit support for Boasberg’s impeachment, a resolution introduced by Republican Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas has garnered considerable interest from House GOP leadership.
Whether the lower court correctly addressed the administration’s attempts to deport Venezuelan nationals under a 1798 wartime legislation will be decided on Monday afternoon during oral arguments heard by the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Boasberg had previously granted Trump a 14-day emergency injunction regarding the deportation of individuals accused of being involved with the Tren De Aragua gang to an El Salvadorian jail under the Alien Enemies Act. The directive has put the White House in a legal bind.
While introducing his measure in response to Boasberg earlier this month, Gill—who has also developed a strong connection with the president—told AWN Digital that he hoped it would go through the usual committee procedure. The leanings of House leaders toward Issa’s measure make it unclear, however, if such intentions have evolved.
According to two individuals who spoke with AWN Digital last week, Trump also expressed interest in Issa’s idea, telling officials on Capitol Hill that “the president wants this.”
If any of the conservatives who have filed impeachment resolutions—including Gill, Reps. Andy Ogles and Andrew Clyde of Tennessee, and Eli Crane of Arizona—designated it as “privileged,” the House GOP leaders would be compelled to consider it within two legislative days.
