Trump Rebukes Chief Justice Roberts: You Do Indeed Have ‘Obama Judges’

Trump Rebukes Chief Justice Roberts: You Do Indeed Have ‘Obama Judges’
President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Chief Justice John Roberts (R) in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 28, 2017. Jim Lo Scalzo - Pool/Getty Images
Petr Svab
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President Donald Trump rebuked the assertion of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts that the federal judiciary is politically independent. Roberts made his comments on Nov. 21, a day after Trump called a judge who ruled against his policy barring asylum for certain immigrants an “Obama judge.”

“We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges,” Roberts said in a statement released by the Supreme Court in response to an Associated Press inquiry.

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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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