U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed an official complaint on behalf of the Justice Department against anti-Trump Obama-appointed U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg.
Bondi is accusing Boasberg of committing misconduct by trying to influence other judges against President Donald Trump.
The complaint was written by Bondi’s Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle at her direction.
It was addressed to the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Sri Srinivasan.
“The Department of Justice respectfully submits this complaint alleging misconduct by U.S. District Court Chief Judge James E. Boasberg for making improper public comments about President Donald J. Trump to the Chief Justice of the United States and other federal judges that have undermined the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary,” Mizelle wrote.
Boasberg is the presiding judge in the high-profile case involving criminal illegal aliens sent to CECOT prison in El Salvador.
The activist judge ordered the Trump administration to turn planes transporting illegal aliens around while they were in midair.
That didn’t happen, however, and Boasberg has talked about holding DOJ lawyers in contempt for not following his order.
Trump and his team have claimed that the order did not come in time to stop the planes, but that did not satisfy Boasberg.
The complaint focused on two occasions when the DOJ says Boasberg damaged the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.
Regarding the first occasion, the complaint reads:
“On March 11, 2025, Judge Boasberg attended a session of the Judicial Conference of the United States, which exists to discuss administrative matters like budgets, security, and facilities.
“While there, Judge Boasberg attempted to improperly influence Chief Justice Roberts and roughly two dozen other federal judges by straying from the traditional topics to express his belief that the Trump Administration would ‘disregard rulings of federal courts’ and trigger ‘a constitutional crisis.’
“Although his comments would be inappropriate even if they had some basis, they were even worse because Judge Boasberg had no basis—the Trump Administration has always complied with all court orders.
“Nor did Judge Boasberg identify any purported violations of court orders to justify his unprecedented predictions,” it argued.
“Within days of those statements, Judge Boasberg began acting on his preconceived belief that the Trump Administration would not follow court orders,” the complaint continued.
“First, although he lacked authority to do so, he issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Government from removing violent Tren de Aragua terrorists, which the Supreme Court summarily vacated.”
“Taken together, Judge Boasberg’s words and deeds violate Canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges and erode public confidence in judicial neutrality, and warrant a formal investigation.”
The DOJ wants Boasberg to face an inquiry by a special investigative committee.
The committee will be tasked with determining whether the Democrat-aligned judge engaged in “conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts.”
Bondi also wants him taken off the case of the Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador “to prevent further erosion of public confidence while the investigation proceeds.”
It’s the second complaint Bondi’s DOJ has filed against a federal judge who seemed to be targeting Trump.
There will likely be more to come, given the number of activist judges who appear to be doing the same.
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