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Leaked Memo Reveals D.C. Judges Feared Trump Would Defy Courts

Conservatives are citing the memo as proof of judicial partisanship in the dispute over executive authority versus judicial power

“Chief Justice Roberts expressed hope that would not happen and in turn no constitutional crisis would materialize,” a memo noted.
Judge James Boasberg
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Overview

  • A memorandum from the March Judicial Conference records Judge James Boasberg warning Chief Justice John Roberts that D.C. District Court judges feared the Trump Administration would ignore court orders, risking a constitutional crisis.
  • The Federalist and Breitbart released the memo on July 16, highlighting Roberts’s remark that his dealings with President Trump remained “civil and respectful” and his hope that no crisis would occur.
  • Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche called Boasberg’s private comments a serious breach of the judicial oath and a threat to the rule of law.
  • Conservative outlets and commentators have seized on the disclosure as evidence of partisan bias within the D.C. bench overseeing high-profile litigation against the president.
  • The revelation adds a new chapter to the wider dispute over the Alien Enemies Act deportations and the Supreme Court’s recent curtailment of district judges’ power to issue nationwide injunctions.