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Appeals court rules Judge James Boasberg abused his power, ordered to end criminal contempt probe against Trump officials

James Boasberg
New York Post Fews App News Provider
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A divided appeals court panel ordered District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday to end a contempt probe into Trump administration officials involved in migrant deportation flights – determining the jurist abused his discretion in launching the criminal inquiry.   In a 2-1 ruling, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals found the Obama-appointed judge overstepped his authority by pursuing possible contempt charges against former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other top executive branch officials involved in the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last March.   Boasberg sought to investigate whether the Trump administration officials willfully violated his emergency court order blocking the deportation flights.

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