{"id":7636,"date":"2025-03-23T02:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T02:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7636"},"modified":"2025-03-23T02:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T02:16:59","slug":"justice-dept-seeks-to-boot-judge-off-case-after-ruling-against-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7636","title":{"rendered":"Justice Dept. Seeks To Boot Judge Off Case After Ruling Against Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Justice Department has accused U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell of displaying \u201chostility\u201d toward President Donald Trump and is calling for her to recuse herself from a case in which she blocked his efforts to penalize a Democrat-linked law firm involved in supporting the infamous Steele dossier.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7637\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/469580231_122116840868604272_4254552163620985915_n-2-3-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/469580231_122116840868604272_4254552163620985915_n-2-3-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/469580231_122116840868604272_4254552163620985915_n-2-3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deputy Associate Attorney General Richard Lawson said Friday that Howell has a track record of showing \u201cdisdain\u201d for Trump, citing remarks she made in 2023 suggesting he could steer the country toward authoritarianism, as well as more recent criticism of his pardons for individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol riot, the Washington Times\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/mar\/21\/justice-dept-asks-judge-booted-case-ruling-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ also pointed to what it described as unusual rulings by Howell in prior criminal cases involving Trump, including a decision where she labeled him a potential flight risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendants deserve a court proceeding free from concerns about impartiality. In order to remove the possibility of any impartiality to these proceedings, defendants respectfully request that this court recuse itself,\u201d Lawson argued in a court filing, The Times noted.<\/p>\n<p>Howell is the second judge the Justice Department has moved to disqualify from a case this week, the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>The department also petitioned the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to remove Chief Judge James Boasberg, citing what it called extraordinary rulings that, according to the White House, infringe on Trump\u2019s executive authority. Trump has personally called for Boasberg\u2019s impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Both Howell and Boasberg serve on the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and both were appointed by President Barack Obama. \u201cAt least five cases challenging Mr. Trump are now pending before Judge Howell, and three are pending before Judge Boasberg,\u201d The Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>Howell is presiding over a lawsuit filed by the law firm Perkins Coie challenging an executive order issued by Trump. The order seeks to prevent the firm from conducting business with federal contractors and restricts their attorneys\u2019 access to government buildings and officials, allegedly in retaliation for the firm\u2019s previous work against Trump, CBS News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/judge-blocks-trump-law-firm-perkins-coie-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Justice Department has accused U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell of displaying \u201chostility\u201d toward President Donald Trump and is calling for her to recuse herself from a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Justice Dept. 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