Donald Trump called it ‘disgraceful’ that Judge James Boasberg has somehow been assigned to another case involving his administration and claimed the Obama appointee is ‘grabbing’ them as an act of retribution.
Boasberg has already become one of Trump’s most hated judges after ruling in mid-March to block Trump’s deportation flights of illegal immigrant gang members.
The move has led Trump to accuse Boasberg of trying to ‘usurp the power of the presidency’ while Republicans have argued for the judge to be impeached – leading Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to defend Boasberg.
Now, Boasberg has been assigned to a case brought forth by a watchdog group against several members of the Trump administration over accidentally adding a journalist to a Signal chat in which they were discussing sensitive plans to attack Houthi targets in Yemen.
Trump spoke out against Boasberg’s appointment in a post to Truth Social just after midnight Thursday.
‘How disgraceful is it that ‘Judge’ James Boasberg has just been given a fourth ‘Trump Case,’ something which is, statistically, IMPOSSIBLE,’ he said.
Trump says that there is ‘no way for a Republican, especially a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, to win before’ Boasberg, who was initially appointed to a lesser court by George W. Bush prior to getting his current job from Barack Obama in 2011.
‘He is Highly Conflicted, not only in his hatred of me — Massive Trump Derangement Syndrome! — but also, because of disqualifying family conflicts,’ citing Boasberg’s wife’s past donations to Democrats.
Donald Trump called it ‘disgraceful’ that Judge James Boasberg (pictured) has been assigned to another case involving his administration and wrote that he believes the Obama appointee is ‘grabbing’ them for himself
Boasberg has been assigned to a case brought forth by a watchdog group against several members of the Trump administration – including Mike Waltz (pictured rights) over accidentally adding a journalist to a Signal chat in which they were discussing war plans
‘Boasberg, who is the Chief Judge of the D.C. District Court, seems to be grabbing the ‘Trump Cases’ all to himself, even though it is not supposed to happen that way,’ Trump added.
Judges typically have little control over case assignments, though Trump wonders if Boasberg has become intentional, asking: ‘Is there still such a thing as the ‘wheel,’ where the Judges are chosen fairly, and at random?’
Trump then became philosophical about having to argue before Boasberg yet again.
‘The good news is it probably doesn’t matter, because it is virtually inconceivable for me to get an Honest Ruling in D.C. Our Courts are broken in many parts of our Country, with New York and D.C. being the most preeminent of all in their Corruption and Radicalism.’
The president then called for ‘an immediate investigation of this Rigged System before it is too late!’
American Oversight, ‘a nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog that advances truth, accountability, and democracy by enforcing the public’s right to government records,’ is suing to find out if officials violated the Federal Records Act.
They argue that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other administration officials broke record retention laws by using a messaging app that allows communications to be erased.
Waltz is believed to have accidentally included The Atlantic’s Editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg on a group text chat where top officials planned an attack on Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
Trump spoke out against Boasberg’s appointment to the case involving Waltz in a post to Truth Social just after midnight Thursday
Two months and six days into the Trump 2.0 administration and this is the first major scandal involving leaks – an issue that plagued the president’s first term.
In the hours following The Atlantic’s first release of messages on Monday, Waltz appeared most likely to take the fall.
Now, Democrats are calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s head over some of the information revealed in The Atlantic’s Wednesday release of texts.
Trump has backed Waltz and Hegseth publicly since the story broke on Monday.
The National Archives, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are also named in the suit.
Trump called Boasberg a ‘publicity hound’ in his latest attack on the judiciary after the judge halted his massive deportation of migrants with a temporary restraining order.
‘Judge James Boasberg is doing everything in his power to usurp the Power of the Presidency,’ he warned.
‘The danger is unparalleled!’
Judges typically have little control over case assignments, though Trump wonders if Boasberg (pictured right) has become intentional, asking: ‘Is there still such a thing as the ‘wheel,’ where the Judges are chosen fairly, and at random?’
Boasberg had issued the temporary order after the administration flew more than 200 alleged gangsters to El Salvador.
Trump mocked Boasberg as ‘a local, unknown Judge’ and added that he’s a ‘grandstander, looking for publicity.’
Boasberg on Thursday deemed a court filing from the administration ‘woefully insufficient’ because it was filed by a low-level staffer.
One day earlier, he hosted a contentious hearing with DOJ lawyers and said he wants to find out whether the government ‘deliberately flouted’ his order.
Trump claimed the ‘ridiculous’ rulings ‘cannot be for any other reason’ than publicity. He also called the judge ‘ridiculous and inept’ before exclaiming: ‘SAVE AMERICA!’
In a separate post, he demanded that nationwide injunctions be stopped permanently and called on the Supreme Court to help.
‘Unlawful Nationwide Injunctions by Radical Left Judges could very well lead to the destruction of our Country!’ he wrote.
‘If Justice Roberts and the United States Supreme Court do not fix this toxic and unprecedented situation IMMEDIATELY, our Country is in very serious trouble!’
Trump has previously accused Boasberg of ‘trying to usurp the power of the presidency’
Roberts, however, issued a stunning rebuke after Trump called for the impeachment of Boasberg.
But Trump insisted that liberal judges are trying to assume the powers of the presidency ‘without getting 80 million votes,’ saying that the ‘danger’ they could cause is ‘unparalleled.’
‘A President has to be allowed to act quickly and decisively about such matters as returning murderers, drug lords, rapists, and other such type criminals back to their Homeland, or to other locations that will allow our Country to be SAFE,’ he added.
The ruling that set off the fury came when Boasberg issued the temporary ruling that blocked the deportations of more than 200 people after the administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
Boasberg’s ruling came after a fiery hearing where he demanded the government declare when it thinks his own orders on the deportations took effect – after the administration said the deportation flights were underway and over international waters when it learned of the order.
Now, he will have to weigh in on whether Hegseth and Waltz broke the law by allowing a reporter onto their group chat.
When DailyMail.com initially reached out to the White House for comment, they cited Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s comments about Boasberg a week ago, calling him ‘an activist judge who is trying to usurp the president’s authority.’
Leavitt also called Boasberg ‘a Democrat activist’ whose wife donated more than $10,000 to the party.
‘And he has consistently shown his disdain for this president and his policies, and it’s unacceptable,’ Leavitt added.
Boasberg was initially appointed by George W. Bush but promoted to a higher court by Obama.
DailyMail.com has reached out to American Oversight for comment.