GOP Files To Impeach Judge Who Ruled Against DOGE

Courthouse News reports:

House Republicans, taking a cue from Elon Musk, formally moved to impeach the federal judge responsible for halting the Department of Government Efficiency’s effort to access the Treasury Department system for government payments.

In Republicans’ crosshairs is Southern District of New York Judge Paul Engelmayer, who this month issued an order keeping Musk’s team out of the federal payments system. But it’s unclear whether this move, aimed at ousting a judge with a lifetime appointment, has the political momentum it needs to clear the high hurdle of impeachment.

Regardless, the articles of impeachment against Engelmayer, filed Tuesday by Wisconsin Representative Derrick Van Orden but published online Wednesday, represent the most extreme congressional action yet targeting the federal judiciary.

Read the full article. Van Orden attended the Capitol riot. As you can see below, Musk is celebrating a separate GOP rep’s impeachment attempt against the same judge.