Rogue U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has announced that he’s considering holding Trump administration officials in contempt of court over their deportation of illegal alien gang bangers to a prison in El Salvador.
“Boasberg signaled repeatedly during a hearing Thursday afternoon that he was inclined to move forward with contempt proceedings, including, potentially, with witness testimony from government officials,” CNN has confirmed.
“At the start of the hearing, he told Justice Department attorney Drew Ensign that there was a ‘fair likelihood’ that the government didn’t comply with his orders but that he was open to be persuaded otherwise,” CNN’s reporting continues.
After quite the performance, Jeb Boasberg says he believes probable cause exists to initiate contempt proceedings against Trump adm for disobeying his “oral ruling” to return planes March 15. He is on a massive power trip and shocking to watch while Congress does nothing.
— Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) April 3, 2025
What didn’t come across on audio line was Boasberg’s physical theatrics. Glasses on and off, scowling at DOJ lawyer over his glasses, rolling eyes, smirks, etc.
Emmy award winning stuff
— Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) April 3, 2025
At issue is the Trump administration’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged illegal alien gang bangers to a prison in El Salvador on March 15th without any due process, i.e., hearings to determine their guilt or innocence.
As the flights were in process, an outraged Boasberg issued a ruling demanding that they be stopped and that the illegal aliens be returned to the United States. But the administration ignored the ruling, claiming it didn’t apply since the flights were already on their way. The judge wasn’t pleased.
“During the hearing, [DOJ attorney Drew] Ensign was repeatedly questioned about who in the Trump administration had information about the flights and when the three deportation flights left U.S. soil for El Salvador,” according to Fox News.
Ensign was also questioned over the administration’s insistence that it did nothing wrong.
“You maintain that the government was in full compliance with the court’s order on March 15, correct?” Boasberg asked him.
Ensign replied with a yes, but the judge staunchly disagreed.
“It seems to me the government acted in bad faith that day,” Boasberg said. “If you really believed everything you did that day was legal and would survive a court challenge, you would not have operated the way that you did.”
Critics have fired back against Boasberg by claiming he’s on a power trip.
This guy has got to go to prison for interfering with an election. I voted for Donald Trump as President, not this pathetic piece of shit judge on a power trip.
— Brian Gosur (@GosurBrian43983) April 4, 2025
It will not go well. But by all means try it. Keep digging a hole to bury what remaining credibility the judiciary may have. These desperate futile acts are merely a death rattle of corrupt power.
— Jon Previte (@previte_jon12) April 4, 2025
Bondi needs to find a basis to charge him and both Kash and Bongino need to perp walk him from the courthouse to a plane that takes the judge to the same jail as the TDA guys. Let him spend pretrial detention there and see if other judges want to keep playing the game
— vapelawguy (@vapelawguy) April 3, 2025
Screw this District Judge. He must stay in his District Lane. His DISTRICT! He is abnormal thinking he has power Nationally. He does not. What an EGO! Get him out of America’s way. America VOTED. Dems don’t think Americans have the right to do that. @DNC
— Ruth Ross (@TucsonLake) April 4, 2025
At some point either the SCOTUS steps in and shuts this down or Trump has no choice but to announce his administration will no longer obey lower court rulings, promoting a Constitutional crisis. Whats for sure is congress wont do a thing. @JudiciaryGOP @LeaderJohnThune
— Jed Burgh (@BurghJed1944) April 4, 2025
But some reports claim the DOJ’s lawyers haven’t been very forthright.
“Justice Department lawyers have repeatedly stonewalled Judge Boasberg’s efforts to query them about what administration officials knew about his order stopping the flights and when they knew it,” according to The New York Times.
“Last month, for example, they sought at the last minute to cancel a hearing where they were expected to be asked about those topics and then made an unusual attempt to kick him off the case,” the Times further notes.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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