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Judge Boasberg's Indictment Order Sparks GOP Impeachment Push

3/19/2026

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Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered grand juries to notify the duty magistrate judge when they decline to indict.
The order follows the Trump administration's unsuccessful bid to indict six Democratic Congress members for urging disobedience, with Trump calling it 'seditious'.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro criticizes Boasberg as an 'activist judge' and faces challenges securing grand jury indictments.
Republican lawmakers have filed impeachment articles against Boasberg.

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Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered grand juries to notify the duty magistrate judge when they decline to indict.
The order follows the Trump administration's unsuccessful bid to indict six Democratic Congress members for urging disobedience, with Trump calling it 'seditious'.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro criticizes Boasberg as an 'activist judge' and faces challenges securing grand jury indictments.
Republican lawmakers have filed impeachment articles against Boasberg.