Although Congress has impeached and removedeight federal officials—all federal judges—no president has ever been found guilty during a Senate impeachment trial.Andrew Johnsoncame awfully close, though; he barely escaped a guilty verdict by one vote. ...
In Florida, Trump faces federal charges stemming from his retention of classified documents after he left the White House. Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, has indefinitely postponed the trial. She ruled in early May that picking a trial date would be "imprudent and inconsistent...
A key voice in the Trump administration is looking to weaponize the impeachment process against federal judges who disagree with the administration, taking political advantage of a rarely used tool intended only for ‘high crimes.’ Laura MannweilerFeb. 14, 2025 Trump’s Executive Orders On Tr...
Trump wrote that “politicians and judges who oppose capital punishment have defied and subverted the laws of our country.” A moratorium on federal executions had been in place since 2021, and only three defendants remain on federal death row after Biden converted 37 of their sentences to life...
In the end, whether any of Trump's proposals are legal would likely be determined by the courts, including federal judges he appointed.
Trump appointed 234 judges in his first term, including dozens to appeals courts, and many have shown deep skepticism of the administrative powers long wielded by federal agencies. Opponents of Trump's policies could turn to friendlier courts with more Democratic appointees, ...
“There’s an element of randomness to it,” said professor David Owen of UC Law San Francisco. “It’s possible you could file in the 9th Circuit and get three Trump-appointed judges.” As the court’s leanings have changed, more challenges are coming from out East. ...
When he took over, 30 percent of active federal judges had been appointed by Trump. He also had just 49 federal court vacancies to fill at that point — less than half the number that Trump started with. But Biden campaigned on offsetting Trump’s conservative stamp by nominating judges ...
now a Trump-appointed judge on the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Howrote in 2006that the 14th Amendment was enacted expressly to undo the Dred Scott decision and return the US to principles of English common law, by which everyone born in the country was a citizen. ...
“When we started out,we knew it would be a very difficult job to do more than Trump had done,” said Schumer. “But we did: We got 235 — more than a quarter of the federal judiciary was appointed by our Senate and by the president.” ...