In March, Trump derided Judge James Boasberg as a “troublemaker” and a “ Radical Left Lunatic ” after he ruled against the illegal deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador. House Republicans have sought to impeach at least six judges who blocked key parts of the president’s agenda.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Thursday attacks by Republican President Donald Trump and his allies on judges were "not random" and seemed "designed to intimidate the judiciary.

The Justice Department is struggling to represent President Donald Trump’s positions in court. The department last week suffered losses that dealt a setback to the Republican administration’s agenda.