{"id":2418439,"date":"2025-04-01T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gingrich-testifies-to-house-on-a-judicial-coup-detat-against-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:07:00","slug":"gingrich-testifies-to-house-on-a-judicial-coup-detat-against-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gingrich-testifies-to-house-on-a-judicial-coup-detat-against-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingrich testifies to House on a &#8216;judicial coup d&#8217;etat&#8217; against Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgingrich-testifies-to-house-on-a-judicial-coup-detat-against-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has criticized recent federal court rulings against the Trump administration, labeling them a &#8220;judicial coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat&#8221; during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. The joint hearing, involving two subcommittees, aimed to investigate the role of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">judicial branch amid ongoing legal setbacks faced<\/a> by the Trump administration regarding policies such as mass deportations and changes to citizenship laws. Gingrich argued that it is inappropriate for judges to micromanage the executive branch, particularly in national security matters, and expressed concern about unelected judges overriding the decisions of a president elected by a significant majority.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing included testimony from various witnesses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-org-trains-daycares-to-support-riots-abolishing-police\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Org Trains Daycares To Support Riots, Abolishing Police\">including legal experts<\/a> and individuals affected by crime. While Republicans proposed legislative measures to limit judges&#8217; powers, Democrats defended the judicial actions as necessary checks against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-lawsuit-demands-officials-decertify-state-election-results\/\" title=\"Calif. lawsuit demands officials decertify state election results\">unconstitutional executive orders<\/a>. Despite calls from some Republicans, including Trump, for the impeachment of judges whose rulings they oppose, such actions face significant obstacles and are unlikely to succeed. Chief Justice John Roberts has stated that impeachment is not an appropriate response to differences in judicial opinions, emphasizing the importance of the normal appellate review process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newt Gingrich calls recent federal rulings against Trump a &lsquo;judicial coup d&rsquo;etat&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2039501\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/newt-gingrich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Newt Gingrich\">Newt Gingrich<\/a> railed against recent rulings against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">Trump administration<\/a> during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday morning, saying it was &ldquo;clearly a judicial coup d&rsquo;etat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-judiciary-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House Judiciary\">House Judiciary<\/a> subcommittees are holding a joint hearing examining the role of the judicial branch as Republicans look for ways to rein in federal judges after a string of rulings have slowed down the Trump administration&rsquo;s plans for mass deportations, ending birthright citizenship, and slimming of the federal government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3365359\/anna-paulina-luna-proxy-voting-battle-hits-house-floor\/\">Luna&#8217;s proxy voting battle hits House floor with GOP divided<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3365337\/watch-live-house-gop-leaders-hold-press-conference-ahead-of-liberation-day-tariffs\/\">WATCH LIVE: House GOP leaders hold press conference ahead of &#8216;Liberation day&#8217; tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3364832\/congress-judicial-reforms-courts-judges-halt-trump-executive-orders\/\">Congress moves on judicial reforms this week as courts halt Trump&#8217;s agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I agree, a lot of this stuff can be fought out, some should be fought out in the Congress,&rdquo; Gingrich said, &ldquo;but it shouldn&rsquo;t be micromanaging the executive branch on national security issues by random single judges who have no standing, they have no particular knowledge, they haven&rsquo;t been in the room.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3364832\/congress-judicial-reforms-courts-judges-halt-trump-executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>CONGRESS MOVES ON JUDICIAL REFORMS THIS WEEK AS COURTS HALT TRUMP&rsquo;S AGENDA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hearing, held by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet and the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, was called to examine whether federal judges have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The notion that unelected lawyers can micromanage the executive branch and override a commander in chief who received 77.3 million votes should trouble every American,&rdquo; Gingrich told lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Gingrich, the panel is also hearing testimony from Heritage Foundation senior legal research fellow Paul Larkin; Cindy Romero, a &ldquo;victim of criminal activity&rdquo; by Tren de Aragua in Colorado; and Kate Shaw, a professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Democrats on the panel are arguing that the judges are acting within their authority and simply overturning unconstitutional orders signed by the president.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) said her Republican colleagues called the hearing &ldquo;for one reason: because this White House, this president, continues to lose over and over again in court as people and groups from across the political spectrum challenge the barrage of unconstitutional and illegal executive actions taken by his White House in just in these first few weeks of this term.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because it doesn&rsquo;t matter if the judges were put in by Bush or Biden or Obama or by Trump himself,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;When the president attacks illegal or unconstitutional actions, United States judges, guided by the letter of the law, must vote against him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Congressional Republicans are exploring several avenues to counter those rulings, including a bill sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) titled the No Rogue Rulings Act that would restrict judges from issuing far-reaching injunctions. That bill is expected to be voted on as soon as Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have introduced several articles of impeachment against judges who have ruled against the Trump administration as well.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are divided over impeaching the judges, with House GOP leadership shying away from pursuing the matter. However, Trump has publicly called for the impeachment of federal judges such as District Judge James Boasberg, who temporarily barred the administration from carrying out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice John Roberts publicly rejected the calls for impeachment from Trump and other Republicans last month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,&rdquo; Roberts said in a rare statement. &ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chief-justice-roberts-criticizes-judicial-impeachment-talk-from-trump\/\" title=\"Chief Justice Roberts criticizes judicial impeachment talk from ...\">normal appellate review process exists<\/a> for that purpose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3353265\/impeaching-judges-house-judiciary-committee-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TOUGH ROAD TO IMPEACHING JUDGES RUNS THROUGH HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is unlikely that any judge will be removed from the bench as any measure would require a two-thirds majority in the Senate to succeed. Already, two Senate Republicans, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John Cornyn (R-TX), have voiced opposition to removing judges over disagreements with their rulings.<\/p>\n<p>Only 15 judges have been impeached in U.S. history, with even fewer being removed by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2039501\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2039501\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newt Gingrich labels recent federal rulings against Trump a &#8216;judicial coup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2418440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/newt_gingrich.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7473,3653,52623,8676,3634],"class_list":["post-2418439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gingrich","tag-house","tag-judicial-coup","tag-testimony","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/newt_gingrich.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418439"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418443,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418439\/revisions\/2418443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}