Hours after President Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who’d ruled against his administration, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare public statement denouncing the idea.
“For more than two centuries,” Roberts said, “it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision.” The judge attacked by Trump had ordered a halt to the deportation of hundreds of migrants to El Salvador.
The deportation case has emerged as a flashpoint in a larger debate over presidential power and the role of courts to review how that power is applied.
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