Overview
- Wolf, 78, announced his resignation in an Atlantic essay published after stepping down on Friday following decades on the federal bench in Massachusetts.
- He alleges President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes by targeting adversaries while sparing allies, which he calls an assault on the rule of law.
- He says he will support litigation and work with outside organizations to protect democratic norms and to advocate for judges constrained by ethics rules.
- He cited Justice Department actions involving James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, as well as a Trump post urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey, James and Rep. Adam Schiff.
- The District of Massachusetts praised his service as the White House dismissed his move as a personal agenda, and his departure creates no vacancy because Judge Indira Talwani was appointed as his successor when he took senior status in 2013.