Right-wing and far-right media figures are attacking a federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to halt deportation flights
Right-wing media have continued their crusade against judges who challenge President Donald Trump and his administration, attacking a federal judge who issued an order to halt the deportation of approximately 250 suspected gang members. After the administration failed to stop the flight, Judge James Boasberg demanded details on the Department of Justice’s “possible defiance” of the order.
Mainstream right-wing and far-right media figures called the judge a “lawless clown,” urged the administration to “impeach and prosecute” him, baselessly claimed his order “risked putting American lives in danger,” and targeted the judge’s family.
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