House conservatives are intensifying efforts to impeach federal judges they view as overtly partisan, emboldened by House Speaker Mike Johnsons public backing of the strategy.
According to WND, Johnsons endorsement has injected fresh momentum into a campaign that had stalled last year, with Rep. Brandon Gills resolution targeting U.S. District Judge James Boasberg quickly attracting new co-sponsors. Gill, a Texas Republican, accused Boasberg of functioning as a political operative rather than an impartial jurist, declaring, Were going to do everything we can to push that forward. I mean the reality is that Boasberg has been acting as an agent of the Democrat Party for quite some time now.
Gill welcomed Johnsons support as a turning point for the effort, emphasizing the importance of leadership from the top of the House. Im thrilled to see the speaker get on board. I think his leadership will be crucial in getting this passed.
Johnsons remarks came during his weekly House GOP leadership press conference, where he was pressed on whether he would support impeachment of judges accused of ideological overreach. On the question of impeachment, Johnson now says, Im for it.
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., who has been at the forefront of the push to hold the judiciary accountable, said the speakers position has not wavered. I just spoke to him on the House floor, and hes still in support, so were going to push to move forward on at least one, Ogles told Fox News Digital.
Conservatives have long argued that certain judges have abandoned constitutional restraint in favor of progressive activism, particularly in cases involving President Trump and border security. Boasberg, for instance, played a key role in the Democrats anti-Trump agenda during his first term and later issued sweeping immigration rulings, once ordering jets carrying deported illegal aliens to reverse course mid-flight and bring the offenders back into the United States.
Boasberg also approved documents that enabled partisan special counsel Jack Smith to seize the phone records of sitting members of Congress, a move Republicans view as part of a broader lawfare campaign against President Trump. Other judges drawing scrutiny include John Bates, who blocked a Trump executive order addressing transgender recognition under federal law, and Theodore Chuang, who halted a crackdown on foreign aid initiated by Elon Musks Department of Government Efficiency.
Last year, when impeachment resolutions were first floated, they failed to advance amid concerns about political fallout and legislative bandwidth. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., instead proposed curbing the power of district judges to issue nationwide injunctions, a bill the House passed but the Democrat-controlled Senate refused to consider.
With judicial activism perceived as escalating, some Republicans now argue that stronger medicine is required to restore balance and accountability. Id be all for it, Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., said in an interview with Fox, specifically naming Boasberg and adding, I think hes one of the most forthright judicial activists on the bench and thats not why he was put on the bench.
Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, acknowledged that impeachment had previously been sidelined to avoid derailing the broader GOP agenda. We had an agenda. We didnt want to be distracted with potential impeachment, but I think now, as were realizing things are not getting better, the people around the nation are expecting us to hold this judge and others like him accountable.
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