Chief Judge Tosses Trump DOJ Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Boasberg for Lack of Evidence
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Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the 6th Circuit dismissed the Justice Department’s misconduct complaint against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Dec. 19, finding the DOJ presented no corroborating evidence and that repeating uncorroborated allegations without a source was insufficient to support a complaint. The dismissal comes amid heightened political pressure — the White House has backed the Senate Judiciary Committee’s separate impeachment inquiry, with a named official calling Boasberg and another judge “left‑wing, activist judges,” and Republicans have criticized Boasberg for blocking deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act and for warrants in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s “Arctic Frost” probe that reached lawmakers’ phone records.
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