History predicts the future. When you look at some of the cases that Judge Boasberg has been involved with in the past and his decisions, the fact that he is doing everything he can to prevent President Trump from carrying out his campaign promises should not be a surprise.
In an article posted at director blue’s substack account on Thursday, Doug Ross reminds us of the judge’s history:
1. Blocking Trump’s Use of the Alien Enemies Act (2025)
2. Ordering Deportation Planes to Return (March 2025)
3. Conflict with Trump Administration Over Deportation Flights
4. FISA Court Role in Carter Page Surveillance (2014-2021)
5. Light Sentence for Kevin Clinesmith (2021)
6. Hiding Archey Declarations (2018) (high-profile government misconduct case)
7. Ruling on Clinton Emails (2016)
8. Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown (2020)
9. Jan. 6 Grand Jury Oversight (2023)
10. Mike Pence Testimony Order (2023) (narrowed scope of executive privilege)
11. Ray Epps Probation Sentence (2024) (unusually lenient sentence)
12. FISA Court Presiding Judge During FBI Criticism (2020-2021)
13. Osama bin Laden Photos Ruling (2012)
14. Asylum Seeker Detention Limits (2018)
15. Medicaid Work Requirements Block (2019)
16. Alleged Bias in Jan. 6 Cases
17. Trump Impeachment Threats (2025)
18. Conflict of Interest Allegations (family connections to immigration NGOs)
19. Observation of Trump’s Court Appearance
20. Historical Precedent Rejection (2025)
For further details, follow the link above to read the entire article.
If I had gone judge shopping for someone to oppose President Trump’s policies, this would have been a judge I seriously considered. His track record is not one of rulings that represent equal justice under the law.
The article concludes:
It is time that:
(a) President Trump strips Boasberg of his security clearances for his FISA abuse failures;
(b) Congress compels his testimony regarding his conflicts of interest, his longstanding political activism, and years of failing to adhere to the Code of Conduct for United States Judges.
Congress should impeach him, but with a divided Congress, that is unlikely.