Top US Supreme Court justice rebukes Trump's call to impeach judge

The main justness of the US Supreme Court has released a uncommon connection successful effect to President Donald Trump's telephone to impeach a justice who ruled against his medication implicit migrant deportations.

"For much than 2 centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an due effect to disagreement concerning a judicial decision," Chief Justice John Roberts said successful a statement.

He added that the "normal appellate reappraisal process exists for that purpose".

Trump earlier referred to US District Judge James Boasberg arsenic a "troublemaker and agitator" aft helium ordered the medication to halt deportations of accused pack members to El Salvador nether an 18th Century law.

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