US EditionFACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim federal judiciary members are in secret club, undermining Trump
- Social media users falsely claimed that Chief Justice John Roberts and other judges are part of a secret group after he rejected impeachment calls from the Trump administration.
- The American Inns of Court promotes professionalism and has no evidence linking its members to targeting Trump.
- Malinda Dunn, the organization's Executive Director, stated that the group is apolitical and that Roberts is currently an honorary bencher in a U.K. Inn of court.
- Judge James E. Boasberg, who was mentioned in these claims, is the president of a chapter that is not affiliated with the American Inns of Court.
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Trump responds to chief justice's rebuke over call to impeach judge
As several of President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink and reshape the federal government are being blocked in the courts, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts released a rare statement rebuking the president’s call for federal Judge James Boasberg to be impeached after ruling against his administration over deportation. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.
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FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim federal judiciary members are in secret club, undermining Trump
Following Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' rejection of a call to impeach federal judges who rule against the Trump administration, social media users falsely claimed that Roberts and other high-level legal professionals are part of a “secretive, invite-only club” trying to undermine the pr
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