The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the slew of federal judges who have issued rulings that halted elements of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) said on Wednesday.
Jordan made the announcement during an interview with CNN’s Kasie Hunt after James Boasberg, an Obama-appointed judge, blocked Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport violent criminal illegal migrants.
“We’re going to hold hearings on this entire issue, the 15 injunctions that have been done in an eight-week timeframe. Judge Boasberg’s decision … hearing from experts, talking about this whole kind of body of law, this whole situation,” he said.
Over the past few weeks, some House Republicans have unveiled articles of impeachment against Boasberg and other judges they feel are delivering rulings that are unfavorable to the Trump administration out of political animus.
Trump himself took aim at Boasberg in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, calling him a “troublemaker and agitator” who “like many of the Crooked Judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!”
Jordan would not go as far as to reveal whether he would hold impeachment hearings, but the chairman did say, “We’re not ruling out anything.” He also stressed that “it’s important for us to gather information — get input on this issue.”
The House and Senate are currently led by Republicans, though by slim margins. While a simple majority to impeach could be achieved along party lines in the House, a bipartisan group of 67 senators would be needed for removal.
On Tuesday, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement pushing back on the GOP impeachment push and declaring the “normal appellate review process exists” for the purpose of fighting a judicial decision.
While Jordan acknowledged that he expects the White House to proceed with the appellate process, he emphasized that Boasberg’s history with Russiagate and “the pace” of the injunctions has become a “concern” for Republicans.
Jordan also touted a bill the Judiciary Committee recently advanced that seeks to restrain the number of injunctions being levied by federal judges and said there may be “another legislative remedy” that lawmakers may want to examine, too.
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) March 19, 2025
