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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 229
Impeaching James E. Boasberg, United States District Court Chief Judge
for the District of Columbia, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH18, 2025
Mr. G
ILLof Texas (for himself, Mr. CRANE, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CARTERof
Georgia, Mr. M
OOREof Alabama, and Mr. CLYDE) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Impeaching James E. Boasberg, United States District Court
Chief Judge for the District of Columbia, for high crimes
and misdemeanors.
Resolved, That James E. Boasberg, Chief Judge, 1
United States Court for the District of Columbia, is im-2
peached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the 3
following article of impeachment be exhibited to the 4
United States Senate. 5
Article of impeachment exhibited by the House of 6
Representatives of the United States of America in the 7
name of itself and of the people of the United States of 8
America, against James E. Boasberg, Chief Judge, United 9
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States District Court for the District of Columbia, in 1
maintenance and support of its impeachment against him 2
for high crimes and misdemeanors. 3
ARTICLE I: ABUSE OF POWER 4
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Chief Judge Boasberg, in violation of his oath of of-6
fice, did knowingly and willfully use his judicial position 7
to advance political gain while interfering with the Presi-8
dent’s constitutional prerogatives and enforcement of the 9
rule of law. 10
The Constitution provides that the House of Rep-11
resentatives ‘‘shall have the sole Power of Impeachment’’ 12
and that ‘‘civil Officers of the United States,’’ including 13
Federal Judges, are subject to impeachment and removal. 14
Further, the separation of powers under the Con-15
stitution grants the President broad authority over the ex-16
ecutive branch, including authority to protect the nation, 17
as part of his role in ensuring the administration of laws, 18
including the Alien Enemies Act, and policies of the 19
United States. 20
The Alien Enemies Act commits to the President’s 21
sole and unreviewable discretion the authority to invoke 22
the provisions of the Act, including the power to determine 23
whether an invasion has taken place. As the Supreme 24
Court has explained, for a court to second-guess a Presi-25
dent’s determination under the Alien Enemies Act ‘‘would 26
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be assuming the functions of the political agencies of the 1
Government’’ and ‘‘[i]t is not for [courts] to question’’ the 2
President’s determinations under the Alien Enemies Act 3
because ‘‘[t]hese are matters of political judgement for 4
which judges have neither technical competence nor offi-5
cial responsibility.’’ Ludecke Y. Watkins, 335 U.S. 6
160(1948). Yet, notwithstanding this binding precedent 7
from the highest court in the land, Chief Judge Boasberg 8
has done exactly what the Supreme Court command not 9
be done, and has illegitimately tried to substitute his own 10
judgement for that of the elected President of the United 11
States, thereby usurping the role of the Executive and uni-12
laterally taking upon himself the power and authority of 13
the President. 14
Through his conduct, in which he violated his oath 15
to the Constitution and duty of impartiality to the people 16
of the United States, Chief Judge Boasberg has abused 17
the powers of his judicial authority, having engaged in ac-18
tions that prioritize political.gain over the duty of impar-19
tiality owed to the public and litigants as follows: 20
(1) Chief Judge Boasberg has prevented Presi-21
dent Trump from removing aliens associated with 22
Tren de Aragua, a designated Foreign Terrorist Or-23
ganization from the United States. 24
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(2) Chief Judge Boasberg required President 1
Trump to turn around planes midair that had aliens 2
associated with Tren de Aragua, a designated For-3
eign Terrorist Organization. 4
This conduct jeopardizes the safety of the nation, 5
represents an abuse of judicial power, and is detrimental 6
to the orderly functioning of the judiciary. Using the pow-7
ers of his office, Chief Judge Boasberg has attempted to 8
seize power from the Executive Branch and interfere with 9
the will of the American people. 10
In so doing, Chief Judge Boasberg used the powers 11
of his position to engage in actions that overstep his judi-12
cial authority. By making a political decision outside the 13
scope of his judicial duties, he compromised the impar-14
tiality of our judicial system and created a constitutional 15
crisis. 16
Wherefore, Chief Judge Boasberg is guilty of high 17
crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from of-18
fice. 19
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