Overview

• Elon Musk donated the maximum allowable contributions to seven Republican lawmakers supporting judicial impeachments, totaling $6,600 per lawmaker.
• Recipients include Representatives Eli Crane, Lauren Boebert, Andy Ogles, Andrew Clyde, Derrick Van Orden, Brandon Gill, and Senator Charles Grassley.
• The impeachment efforts target judges like James Boasberg and Paul A. Engelmayer, who issued rulings against Trump administration policies on deportation and federal agency access.
• Chief Justice John Roberts publicly opposed impeachment as a response to judicial decisions, emphasizing the appellate review process as the proper channel.
• The legal conflict over nationwide injunctions and judicial authority could escalate to the Supreme Court, raising concerns about constitutional norms and separation of powers.