Boasberg is also demanding to know why the Trump administration deported a Venezuelan group to an El Salvador prison.
Donald Trump has expressed his anger that Judge James Boasberg is overseeing a lawsuit against the president’s administration for accidentally leaking defense secrets.
Boasberg is the same judge who has threatened the Trump administration with contempt of court for refusing to release information about the deportation of suspected gang members to an El Salvador prison.Why It Matters
Trump’s statements continue his long trend of claiming that the legal system is rigged against him, which he used as a platform throughout the 2024 presidential campaign.
Newsweek sought email comment on Thursday from the Department of Defense and the offices of Judge James Boasberg and Attorney General Pam Bondi.What to Know
In the early hours of March 27, Trump wrote on his social media site, Truth Social, that Boasberg should not handle the lawsuit over the alleged leaking of military secrets.
« How disgraceful is it that ‘Judge’ James Boasberg has just been given a fourth ‘Trump Case’, something which is, statistically, IMPOSSIBLE », Trump wrote.’Highly Conflicted’
« There is no way for a Republican, especially a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, to win before him. He is Highly Conflicted, not only in his hatred of me — Massive Trump Derangement Syndrome! — but also, because of disqualifying family conflicts.
