Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has filed articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge Amir Ali. The judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s foreign aid suspension.
The articles state that the judge “engaged in a pattern of conduct that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Federal judge.”
“In issuing a temporary restraining order against the ‘pausing’ of funds promulgated in Executive Order 14169, Judge Ali has without merit marginalized the President’s Article II authority,” the document explains, describing the move as a “patent violation of Constitutional precedent.”
The articles state that while “arguing that the Trump administration funding pause caused ‘irreparable harm,’ Judge Ali failed to consider that his decision could easily inflict ‘irreparable harm’ on Americans and American interests.”
Ogles’ articles further assert that the judge has “engaged in conduct so utterly lacking in intellectual honesty and basic integrity that he is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors, is unfit to hold the office of Federal judge, and should be removed from office.”
Earlier this month, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) introduced a resolution to impeach U.S. District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer for temporarily blocking the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Treasury Department information.
âJudge Paul Engelmayer has abused his judicial office by using his authority to further personal or political interests, contrary to the constitutional responsibility to apply the law impartially, including the improper handling of this case in a manner that demonstrates favoritism or undue influence, undermining the fundamental principles of justice,â the resolution says.
