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NEW: Alan Dershowitz Gives Trump-Hating Judge A Brutal Reality Check: ‘Won’t Stand’
Veteran trial attorney and legal analyst Alan Dershowitz predicted on Wednesday that a federal judge’s quest to appoint a special prosecutor to pursue criminal contempt charges against the Trump Administration will fail.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg — an appointee of former President Barack Obama — placed a temporary hold on President Trump’s ability to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The act, which gives the federal government expanded powers to detain and deport members of foreign criminal or terrorist organizations, was invoked in order to better deal with members of the violent Tren de Aragua gang, which originated in Venezuela and rapidly expanded in the U.S. during the Biden presidency.
The judge attempted to order the administration to turn around a flight filled with MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gang members while it was already in the air for El Salvador, which offered to house TdA members in its supermax prison after Venezuela’s dictator Nicolas Maduro refused.
While Boasberg’s ruling was ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court, the left-wing judge said in court earlier this week that he will be attempting to hold Trump Administration officials in contempt over their “failure” to comply with his unfeasible attempt to turn around planes that were already in the air.
When reacting to the bizarre development, Dershowitz stated that not only will the bizarre request result in failure, he further argued that Boasberg is the one who should be held in contempt. This, he explained, is due to the “vague” nature of the judge’s order, which failed to include a binding order, Dershowitz explained.
“He issues an order first orally, in which he talks about bringing the planes back. You can’t just bring planes back. That’s not easy. That might not be safe. And then he issues a written order, which is the binding order. Look, I’ve been practicing law for 60 years, and what I was always taught is you follow the judge’s written order. And as I understand it, there was no written order requiring bringing back these folks,” the Harvard Law professor emeritus told Newsmax.
“He’s flexing his muscle. He will be reversed on appeal. The United States Supreme Court is not going to allow criminal contempt against an administration for violating as vague an order as was allegedly violated in this case.”
Boasberg (left) has claimed the Trump Administration ignored his “oral order” to turn around a deportation flight that was loaded with violent gang members
U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) introduced articles of impeachment against the “rogue” judge last month. “By thwarting President Trump’s lawful efforts to deport violent illegal alien gangsters, Judge Boasberg created a constitutional crisis. He is unfit for judicial office,” the congressman wrote in a social media post.
The resolution, introduced in the House of Representatives, formally accuses Boasberg of high crimes and misdemeanors, specifically charging him with abuse of power by interfering in the executive branch’s authority to enforce federal law, including the Alien Enemies Act.
“Chief Judge Boasberg, in violation of his oath of office, did knowingly and willfully use his judicial position to advance political gain while interfering with the President’s constitutional prerogatives and enforcement of the rule of law,” the resolution states.
