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President Trump, asked about Vance’s comments, expressed deep frustration over the judiciary’s interference.
“When a president can’t look for fraud and waste and abuse, we don’t have a country anymore,” Trump told reporters. “So, we’re very disappointed, but with the judges that would make such a ruling. But we have a long way to go.”
“No judge should, frankly, be allowed to make that kind of a decision,” Trump added. “It’s a disgrace.”
Republicans across the board are standing with the president. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton slammed a judge who blocked the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) access to Treasury data, calling him an “outlaw.” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan defended Trump’s position, telling CNN that the judges obstructing Trump’s agenda were undermining the will of the people who elected him.
With tensions mounting, House Republicans are now preparing to take unprecedented action. According to Axios, GOP lawmakers are drafting articles of impeachment against at least two federal judges who have ruled against Trump’s policies.
The move marks an escalation in the ongoing battle between the Republican Party and the federal judiciary. Trump, never one to back down, raised the stakes during a recent Oval Office briefing with DOJ head Elon Musk, hinting at a potential crackdown on judicial overreach. “Maybe we have to look at the judges because I think that’s a very serious violation,” Trump said.
Leading the charge, Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) is reportedly working on impeachment proceedings against U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of Rhode Island. McConnell, an Obama appointee, ordered Trump’s administration to lift its freeze on federal spending, drawing sharp criticism from conservatives. Clyde didn’t hold back, blasting McConnell on X as a “partisan activist weaponizing our judicial system to stop President Trump’s funding freeze on woke and wasteful government spending.”
Meanwhile, Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) is targeting U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer of New York, another Obama-era judge, for blocking DOJ access to Treasury records. Crane’s office has confirmed plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Engelmayer.
However, the road ahead is steep. Removing a federal judge requires impeachment in the House and a two-thirds majority in the Senate. With only 53 Republican senators, securing the necessary votes will be an uphill battle, Axios noted.
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Judicial impeachments are rare and typically reserved for blatant corruption, perjury, or egregious misconduct. The last time a federal judge was successfully removed from office was in 2010 over financial disclosure violations.
Still, the fight is far from over. Trump’s allies are making it clear that they won’t tolerate judicial interference that, in their view, undermines the authority of the White House. Constitutional law expert Michael Gerhardt weighed in, telling ABC News that Trump’s pushback is largely “bravado,” as “judges are entitled to review the constitutionality of presidential actions.”
As this battle unfolds, all eyes will be on Congress to see whether Republicans follow through on their push to hold federal judges accountable for what they call politically motivated rulings.
