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In a Rare Move, Chief Justice John Roberts Just Slammed Donald Trump for His Comments About a Judge Who Ruled Against Him
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts railed against President Donald Trump after Trump chided a federal judge who ruled against the president's ban on asylum-seekers.
On Tuesday, Judge Jon S. Tigar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California temporarily blocked the federal government from denying entry to migrants seeking political asylum between legal points of entry at the southern border.
"Whatever the scope of the president's authority," Tigar said in his opinion, "he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden."
Trump, in response, called the ruling a "disgrace" and denounced Tigar as an "Obama judge," echoing his administration's growing frustration with the judiciary. Trump then issued a threat against the Ninth Circuit, which has routinely bucked Trump's policies.
"We're gonna have to look at that," Trump blustered. "This was an Obama judge. And I'll tell you what, it's not going to happen anymore."
In a rare statement to the Associated Press on Wednesday, Roberts denounced Trump's ire with the courts and pressed the importance of having an independent judiciary.
"We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges," Roberts charged. "What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them."
Roberts added: "That independent judiciary is something we should be thankful for."
The full statement from Chief Justice John Roberts issued after Trump (again) criticized the Judiciary amid his asy… https://t.co/UGCNdr7qe3— Seung Min Kim (@Seung Min Kim) 1542823539.0
Late Tuesday, Trump responded on Twitter:
Sorry Chief Justice John Roberts, but you do indeed have “Obama judges,” and they have a much different point of vi… https://t.co/gIByfadPmu— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1542833471.0
.....are so many opposing view (on Border and Safety) cases filed there, and why are a vast number of those cases o… https://t.co/JlyYHGX2SR— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1542834560.0
Some people were thrilled over Roberts' check on Trump's thirst for demonizing the courts.
@ABC Spoken like the Chief Justice, Thank you https://t.co/FFN34zJB27— Cameron Lewis (@Cameron Lewis) 1542827473.0
@ABC agent orange continually being put in his place. love it— Scotty Muir (@Scotty Muir) 1542825053.0
@ABC Thank you— m carr (@m carr) 1542825019.0
@AaronBlake This just confirms that Trump believes without doubt that judges nominated and confirmed under him - sh… https://t.co/RbRBI7cy8V— Rick Gibbs 🇺🇸 (@Rick Gibbs 🇺🇸) 1542822839.0
@ABC The fact that the Chief Justice had to say that tells you how terrible Trump is as President.— David R. Veloz (@David R. Veloz) 1542826382.0
@ABC @PeterJGregory Very well stated Mr. Roberts.— Gonzarelli (@Gonzarelli) 1542827222.0
@ABC FINALLY!!! SOMEONE IN POWER WILLING TO STAND UP TO THE 🍊DESPOT!!!!! REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN SHOULD BE ASHAMED… https://t.co/zH6v5i7WTg— Racer (@Racer) 1542826715.0
@ABC Simply...Thank you.— Yvonne Figueroa (@Yvonne Figueroa) 1542825229.0
@ABC That's an ideal sentiment but it seems to ignore the fact that cases are specifically brought it a very specif… https://t.co/RIkZJaMoy6— Michelle Leathers (@Michelle Leathers) 1542825640.0
@seungminkim That’s an accurate statement by the Judge!.. But bitch McConnell would differ with Roberts. Can you say Gorsuch— mike mike (@mike mike) 1542825877.0
@seungminkim Yes, thank God for an independent judiciary, specially in Trump times!— Brian W. Allan (@Brian W. Allan) 1542826740.0
But not everyone was on board with Roberts' assessment.
Many feel like the days of a non-partisan judiciary are long gone.
@seungminkim I always used to believe this but I have doubts now— Ron Stewart (@Ron Stewart) 1542823714.0
@ABC Well Justice Roberts, you could have fooled me with your Citizens United and Voting Rights act votes. You kill… https://t.co/Mib6rY1bYj— honey bucket (@honey bucket) 1542825235.0
@ABC @aliasvaughn Roberts trying to rehab his image after getting his fellow #BrooksBrothersRiot boy #Kavanaugh on… https://t.co/D7hUxkP4wc— B.L. McMillan (@B.L. McMillan) 1542825931.0
@ABC Notice that the same people cheering on this statement today won't be singing this tune when a slew of 5-4 dec… https://t.co/Iy6P0wsk8h— obie nice (@obie nice) 1542825042.0
The recent confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, whose nomination process was nearly derailed by allegations of sexual assault, is still fresh in people's minds.
@seungminkim Except for Kavanaugh and the other appointment this administration is making to the lower courts..— CarenB (@CarenB) 1542823746.0
@ABC Pssst: The latest addition to SCOTUS doesn't seem to know that. He seems to think Dems are his enemy. Maybe yo… https://t.co/veH2ys2lur— Fruitvale Local (@Fruitvale Local) 1542826171.0
@ABC @aliasvaughn Roberts trying to rehab his image after getting his fellow #BrooksBrothersRiot boy #Kavanaugh on… https://t.co/D7hUxkP4wc— B.L. McMillan (@B.L. McMillan) 1542825931.0
@ABC Sorry but, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh will always be Trump judges. Not them nor any of the corrupt people he has n… https://t.co/S5L6i7iwj6— Crow (@Crow) 1542826630.0
@seungminkim @Vespertilio65 Wish I could believe him. Given how they’re all known as conservative or liberal justic… https://t.co/mjgSBpPJX8— Dakota Birder (@Dakota Birder) 1542827292.0
@seungminkim The fact that Kennedy coordinated his “retirement” with this White House and the Federalist society be… https://t.co/Vc46wvxuvA— ArkLA (@ArkLA) 1542827273.0
The legal battle over asylum is far from over. The Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department called Tigar's ruling "absurd."
"Our asylum system is broken, and it is being abused by tens of thousands of meritless claims every year," Homeland Security spokeswoman Katie Waldeman and Justice Department spokesman Steven Stafford said in a statement. "It is absurd that a set of advocacy groups can be found to have standing to sue to stop the entire federal government from acting so that illegal aliens can receive a government benefit to which they are not entitled."
The president shrugged off Tigar's decision on Tuesday and vowed to take his fight all the way to the Supreme Court.
"Every case that gets filed in the 9th Circuit, we get beaten," Trump seethed. "And then we end up having to go to the Supreme Court, like the travel ban, and we won."
Trump made a similar stink in 2017 when a "so-called judge" ruled that Trump's ban on Muslims entering the United States was unconstitutional.