In a heated confrontation that has gripped Washington, President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on Chief Judge James Boasberg, alleging judicial bias and calling for an immediate investigation into what he terms a “Rigged System.”
“There is no way for a Republican, especially a TRUMP, to win before him,” the president said on Truth Social. “He is Highly Conflicted, not only in his hatred of me — Massive Trump Derangement Syndrome! — but also, because of disqualifying family conflicts.”
Resist the Mainstream previously reported that the conflict centers around multiple legal cases involving the Trump administration, with the president claiming that Boasberg’s assignment to these cases is statistically improbable and driven by personal animosity.
Trump argued that the judge, originally appointed by George W. Bush and later promoted by Barack Obama, demonstrates a clear bias against him. “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,” the president said. “Is there still such a thing as the ‘wheel,’ where the Judges are chosen fairly, and at random?”
The latest legal challenge stems from a lawsuit by American Oversight, a nonpartisan watchdog group, which is investigating potential violations of the Federal Records Act.
The lawsuit focuses on a Signal chat group involving key national security officials, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
At the center of the controversy is an alleged accidental inclusion of The Atlantic’s Editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg in a group text discussing planned military operations against Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
The lawsuit names several high-profile officials, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Trump has been particularly critical of Boasberg’s previous ruling that blocked deportation flights of alleged gang members.
The president accused the judge of attempting to “usurp the power of the presidency,” claiming that such judicial interventions prevent decisive action on national security matters.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has echoed Trump’s sentiments, calling Boasberg “an activist judge” and highlighting his wife’s donations to the Democratic Party as evidence of potential bias.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has previously defended Boasberg against calls for impeachment, adding another layer of complexity to the ongoing legal and political drama.
Trump’s public statements have been unequivocal, describing the judicial process as fundamentally broken, particularly in jurisdictions like New York and Washington, D.C.
He has demanded an immediate investigation into what he perceives as systematic judicial misconduct.
“There must be an immediate investigation of this Rigged System before it is too late!” Trump added in his Truth Social post.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is now backing legislation aimed at restricting nationwide injunctions like the ones Trump described, Resist the Mainstream reported earlier this week.
The proposed bill, introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), would prevent district judges from issuing broad rulings that block federal policies, such as deportation bans or agency closures.
Johnson’s support comes as he balances White House pressure while steering clear of politically risky impeachment efforts against judges.
“We have a major malfunction in our federal judiciary, and practically every week another judge casts aside the tradition of restraint from the bench and opts to be the Trump resistance in robes,” Issa said in a statement to NBC News.
