The judge blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to promote the deportation of gang members, and took part in a mock trial with former vice president Kamala Harris’ husband.
Supreme Court Judge James Boasberg of the DC District Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from using the alien enemy law, a wartime law of the 18th century. Arrest and deportation Suspects of a member of Venezuelan gangster Tren de Aragua.
Now, the president accused Boasberg of having a “conflict of interest” due to his past relationship with Harris’ husband, entertainment lawyer Doug Emihoff.
Boasburg, 2022 Participated In a mock trial with Emhoff. Trump posted a photo of Boasberg and Emov at the Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) 2022 mock trial on mock social.
“This kind of conflict of interest!” Trump wrote.
That’s what the mock trial was like Moderate By Abbe David Lowell, who previously served as Bill Clinton’s lawyer during Monica Lewinsky. scandal. He was also a lawyer for Hunter Biden in a legal battle related to his failure to pay his taxes and illegal possession of a firearm. 1998, Washington Post Lowell considered him a “defender for the troubled Democratic party.”
Boasberg was recently assigned to a lawsuit filed against some officials in the leaked signal chat. These include Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Director (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, and John Ratcliffe, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
The Atlantic editor-in-chief was accidentally added to a group chat by national security adviser Mike Waltz about Foothi ​​Strike on Messaging App Signal, according to an article published Monday. (Related: Greg Jarrett says that rebellious lower court judges learn better that “aliens can be removed without hearing”)
Boasberg was appointed by former President Obama, and he has an extensive history of rulings against the Trump administration.
Boasberg is the ruling judge for FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who has changed emails about the former Trump campaign aide Carter Page to support foreign intelligence report monitoring law (FISA) applications to spy on Spy on the page during the 2016 presidential election. Clinesmith is one of the leading players in the FBI’s Operation Crossfire Hurricane, and has investigated the potential relationship between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
Prosecutors asked for Clinesmith in prison for three to six months, but Boasberg sentenced him to merely probation.
Boasberg has also approved the use of FBI a Warrantless monitoring tools, Section 702 of the FISA Amendment Act was the main side of the Foreign Intelligence Report Monitoring Court (FISC) in 2021.
The decision comes after the court found the violated privacy rules relating to Section 702, according to the Washington Post. (Related: Jonathan Turley says that Trump is “highly likely to win” against a judge trying to stop his deportation.
John Roberts personally placed James Boasberg in FISA court that illegal rubber spies had warrants against Donald Trump.
If you’re wondering why he burned his own credibility to protect Boasberg from the perm-each investigation.
– Sean Davis (@seanmdav) March 18, 2025
Boasberg also opposed Trump’s immigration policy during his first administration. In one example in 2018, he sided with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and opposed Trump’s efforts to detain immigrants. exile.
He was also involved in the final public disclosure of Hillary Clinton’s email. Just before the 2016 election, Boasberg determined that most of Hillary Clinton’s emails will not be published until after Election Day, Wall Street Journal It has been reported.
He ordered the State Department to complete 1,050 pages of processing from 10,000 pages of evidence by November 4th, according to the outlet.
Trump blasted Judge Boasberg on True Social Thursday, calling for an investigation.
“There’s no way Republicans, especially Trump Republicans, can win in front of him,” Trump said.
“He’s not only his hatred of me, but also a massive Trump crazy syndrome! – and he’s also very conflicted because he’s disqualified his family conflict.”
Boasberg’s wifeElizabeth “Riddy” Manson has something to do with democratic causes. She gave to Democrats in 2021 when Elissa Slotkin was donated to Congress for Congress and includes Actblue, a left-wing donation site. FEC filing will be displayed.
She also founded an abortion clinic in Virginia called Meadow Reproductive Health and Wellness. LinkedIn.
Much of the attention is centered around Boasberg, but he is not the only judge with a potential conflict of interest.
Washington DC- March 16:
Judge James E. Boasberg, Supreme Court Justice of the U.S. District Court in DC, represents a portrait at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Court in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023 (Photo: Washington Post via Carolyn Van Houten/Getty Images).
Judge Amy Berman Jackson also participated in the Mock Trial with Doug Emov, who gave to the Democratic candidate.
Jackson donated $1,000 to Bill Clinton in 1992 and $500 to Alex Sanders in 2002. According to To open a secret. Both donations occurred before she became a US district judge.
Jackson sentenced Trump adviser Roger Stone to more than three years in prison in 2020 after being accused of obstructing Congressional investigations and tampering with eyewitnesses.
She criticized Trump harshly, claiming he was “promotion.”[ed] Inspirational lies [January 6]CNN reported.
Jackson also temporarily Reinstall According to Hill, he is the head of Biden’s appointee Hampton Dillinger’s Special Adviser Office (OSC) after being fired by Trump this year.
