Mike Johnson endorses impeaching judges blocking Trump policies

Published January 21, 2026 4:21pm ET



House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) came out in support on Wednesday of impeaching federal judges who stall President Donald Trump’s executive actions.

“I think some of these judges have gotten so far outside the bounds of where they’re supposed to operate,” said Johnson. “It would not be, in my view, a bad thing for Congress to lay down the law, so to speak, and make an example of some of these egregious abuses.”

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