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Georgia Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde formally introduced his articles of impeachment against a Rhode Island judge who previously ordered\u00a0the Trump administration\u00a0to unfreeze federal funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The articles, first shared<\/a> with Fox News Digital, charge Chief U.S. District Judge John James McConnell Jr. with abuse of power and conflicts of interest, stating he “knowingly politicized and weaponized his judicial position to advance his own political views and beliefs.” \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If McConnell is found guilty of such charges, the articles read, he should be removed from office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

McConnell is currently overseeing a lawsuit brought by 22 states and the District of Columbia<\/a> that challenges the Trump administration’s move to withhold federal grant funds. After McConnell ordered the administration to comply with a restraining order, the government appealed to the First Circuit \u2013 which refused to stay the orders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The American people overwhelmingly voted for President Trump in November, providing a clear mandate to make our federal government more efficient,” Clyde told Fox News Digital. “Yet Judge McConnell, who stands to benefit from his own injunction, is attempting to unilaterally obstruct the president\u2019s agenda and defy the will of the American people. Judge McConnell\u2019s actions are corrupt, dangerous, and worthy of impeachment.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

McConnell has also come under fire from Trump supporters and conservatives in recent weeks after a 2021 video resurfaced in which he warned that courts must “stand and enforce the\u00a0rule of law\u00a0\u2026 against arbitrary and capricious actions by what could be a tyrant or could be whatnot.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The articles cite that video, claiming McConnell “has allowed his personal, political opinions to influence his decisions and rulings,” and that he has demonstrated a “bias that would warp his decision” in the federal freeze case. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, Clyde said “judicial activism” is “the Left\u2019s latest form of lawfare.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clyde’s impeachment resolution follows a similar move by Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, who earlier filed articles of impeachment against U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Georgia Republican Rep. 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