Just hours after President Trump called the judge who attempted to halt the deportation of more than 200 migrants to El Salvador a «radical left lunatic» and called for the judge's impeachment, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. issued a rare public statement. «For over two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an adequate response to disagreements over a judicial decision, — he wrote .— The usual process of appellate review exists for this purpose».
In 2018, Roberts had already reminded of the independence and integrity of the federal judicial system, after Trump referred to the judge who ruled against his administration's asylum policy as an «Obama judge». Roberts responded that this was a profound misunderstanding of the role of a judge.
«We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges», — he said .— We have an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to ensure equal rights for all who appear before them. We should all be thankful for this independent judicial system».