Trump impeachment news causes an all out firestorm on Capitol Hill

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This isn’t the first time the word ‘impeachment’ has been used during a Trump admin. It likely won’t be the last.

And this Trump impeachment news causes an all out firestorm on Capitol Hill.

A federal judge with a track record of clashing with Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is once again at the center of a firestorm. United States District Judge James Boasberg, appointed by President Barack Obama, recently issued a 14-day restraining order that halted Trump’s plan to swiftly deport criminal illegal immigrants tied to Tren de Aragua—a notorious Venezuelan gang labeled as a foreign terror group.

The decision has fueled public outrage and set off a bold move to remove Boasberg from the bench.

This isn’t the first time Boasberg has tangled with Trump’s policies. Back in 2018, he delivered a ruling that curbed the administration’s ability to hold migrant families in detention after crossing the border.

Targeting five Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, Boasberg’s decision barred them from blanket parole denials for foreign nationals. The practical effect? More migrants were released into the U.S. interior, a move that critics say weakened Trump’s strategy of deterring illegal border crossings through detention rather than release.

Boasberg’s judicial footprint extends beyond immigration. In a high-profile case tied to the investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign, he showed mercy to Kevin Clinesmith, the lone FBI official charged in the so-called Russiagate probe.

Clinesmith had confessed to doctoring an email used to justify surveillance of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, falsely branding Page as “not a source” for the CIA—a tweak that stoked suspicions around the campaign. Despite pleading guilty to a felony false statement charge, Clinesmith dodged prison time.

Boasberg opted for leniency, sentencing him to just one year of probation and 400 hours of community service, arguing that Clinesmith had already weathered a “media hurricane.”

“He went from being an obscure government lawyer to standing in the eye of a media hurricane,” Boasberg said.

“He’s not someone who ever sought the limelight or invited controversy other than by his criminal action here. … Anybody who’s watched what Mr. Clinesmith has suffered is not someone who would readily act in that fashion.”

The judge’s personal ties have also drawn scrutiny. His wife, Elizabeth Manson, has a history of political engagement, including donating over $11,000 to Democratic candidates, according to federal records.

During the 2016 election, Manson contributed $3,000 to Hillary Clinton’s campaign efforts as she faced off against Trump. On social media, Manson didn’t hide her leanings. “Be prepared to get weepy. It’s an amazing feeling,” she posted on Facebook ahead of the election, anticipating a Clinton win. After Trump’s victory, she lamented, “I needed a smile on my [Facebook] page after this ghastly week.”

Manson’s activism doesn’t stop there. She founded Meadow Reproductive Health and Wellness, an abortion clinic in northern Virginia.

The clinic’s website states, “In-clinic abortions are safe, simple medical procedures. At Meadow, our providers offer procedures up to 15 weeks of gestation,” and notes options for telehealth and in-person medication abortions up to 11 weeks.

Boasberg’s latest restraining order came on the heels of the Trump administration deporting over 250 criminal illegal aliens to El Salvador, which has teamed up with the U.S. to house them in its Terrorism Confinement Center.

The judge’s intervention has now prompted a fierce response from Capitol Hill. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) declared this week that he’s filing articles of impeachment against Boasberg.

As the battle lines harden, Boasberg’s rulings—and his family’s political footprint—continue to stir debate, casting a spotlight on the intersection of law, policy, and personal conviction.

Stay tuned to The Federalist Wire.

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