Overview

• President Trump criticized Judge James Boasberg, claiming bias and conflicts of interest after the judge was assigned a lawsuit involving the administration's use of the Signal app.
• The lawsuit, filed by watchdog group American Oversight, alleges violations of the Federal Records Act due to the use of Signal’s auto-delete feature for discussing military operations.
• The controversy arose after The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a Signal chat discussing airstrikes in Yemen, prompting legal action and public scrutiny.
• Trump reiterated his call for an investigation into what he described as a 'rigged system' in the judiciary, alleging systemic corruption in court case assignments.
• Chief Justice John Roberts defended judicial independence, rebuffing Trump’s earlier calls for Judge Boasberg’s impeachment over unrelated deportation rulings.