J. Michael Luttig, a conservative former federal judge, believes President Trump’s actions are akin to declaring war on the judicial system.
OP-ED released on Sunday in the New York Times.
“President Trump has not wasted his time in his second term declaring a war on the country’s federal judiciary, the country’s legal profession, and the rule of law,'' Luttig wrote.
The Trump administration is challenging a federal judge’s decision to stop the deportation of nearly 300 Venezuelan gang members.
Judge James Boasberg ordered the plane not to leave the United States, and if it had already left, to turn around.
He imposed the administration on the timing of the flight after suggesting that the American Civil Liberties Union was deported anyway, contrary to his court order.
The Trump administration claims that by the time the order was issued, the plane had left US territory, so it complied.
Trump criticized Boasberg with a sharp criticism and called for him to be fired up each. Attorney General Pam Bondi argued that Boasberg “has no right” to ask those questions.
The entire argument highlights the executive branch’s attempts to circumvent the judicial branch.
Boasberg was not a judge of Trump’s, and his allies were called for him to be fired each. He sought ammo each from those who investigated his legal cases both in court and in Congress.
“It is no secret that he reserves special anger for the judicial system, as the government oversaw his completely justified prosecution of a crime that seeks to overturn the 2020 presidential election, overturn documents from the White House, secrete them in Mar-a-Lago, and hamper the efforts of the government,” Luttig wrote.
Luttig argues that if Trump doesn’t change course, he will put the country in a constitutional crisis, and will likely be very unpopular with the American people.
He later stressed a pushback from Chief Justice John Roberts and blamed Trump’s call for Boasberg to be fired each.
“We don’t want murderers or other criminals to be allowed to stay in this country, but to remove their country, the president must first follow the constitution,” Luttig argued. “Judge Boasberg doesn’t want to take on the role of president. The president wants to take on the role of judge.”
“As Trump continues to try to take the authority of the courts, the fight will escalate and the Supreme Court, Congress, and the American people will move forward and say it is enough,” he wrote.
The Hill reached the White House for comments.
