Republican congressmen are gearing up for a fight against federal judges appointed by Democrat presidents overruling President Donald Trump’s actions.
So far, Republican Reps. Brandon Gill of Texas, Eli Crane of Arizona, and Andy Ogles of Tennessee have all filed articles of impeachment against judges who have overruled Trump’s orders, claiming they have overstepped their authority.
But lawmakers such as Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Darrell Issa, R-Calif., are also proposing laws and hearings that could counter the judges’ actions.
Here’s how the debate in Congress on how to counter what the lawmakers see as judicial activism is developing.
The congressional push against Democrat-appointed judges was prompted by numerous rulings against Trump’s actions on immigration, the military, and the federal bureaucracy.
Trump responded to Chief Judge of the…
