WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump ’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
The complaint against U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg was dismissed on Dec. 19 by Jeffrey S. Sutton, chief judge of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals but the order only came to light over the weekend.
The complaint stemmed from remarks that Boasberg, the chief judge in the district court in the nation’s capital, allegedly made in March 2025 to Chief Justice John Roberts and other federal judges at a judicial conference saying the administration would trigger a constitutional crisis by disregarding federal court rulings. The meeting took place days before Boasberg issued an order blocking deportation flights that Trump was carrying out by invoking wartime authorities from an 18th century law.
In the dismissal order, Sutton said the Justice Department never provided a listed attachment to provide proof of what Boasberg said or the context of the alleged statement at the closed-door conference.
“A recycling of unadorned allegations with no reference to a source does not corroborate them. And a repetition of uncorroborated statements rarely supplies a basis for a valid misconduct complaint," said Sutton, who was appointed by President George W. Bush to the appeals court circuit that covers Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Spokespeople for the Justice Department did not immediately return messages seeking comment. A spokesperson for the district court in Washington, Lisa J. Klem, said Monday that Boasberg declined to comment.
Even if Boasberg had made the comments, Sutton said it would not be “so far afield" from topics discussed at the gathering and would not violate ethics rules. Sutton noted that Roberts' 2024 year-end report raised general concerns about threats to judicial independence, security concerns for judges and respect for court orders throughout the nation's history.
The misconduct complaint was filed with Judge Sri Srinivasan, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but Srinivasan asked Roberts to transfer it to another appeals court circuit because it was still considering appeals related to the deportation case, according to the dismissal order. Roberts transferred it to the 6th Circuit, it said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as President Donald Trump speaks at an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco rookie catcher Daniel Susac went 3 for 3 with a walk in his first major league start and the Giants rolled over the New York Mets 7-2 on Thursday night.
The younger brother of former Giants catcher Andrew Susac singled in his first two big league at-bats off David Peterson (0-1), then drew a walk and singled off Sean Manaea.
Rafael Devers homered and Casey Schmitt went 3 for 3 with a walk and an RBI for the Giants, who had 13 hits overall and handed the Mets their third straight loss.
Robbie Ray (1-1) gave up two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked three.
Former Mets reliever Blade Tidwell worked three scoreless innings to earn his first big league save.
Bo Bichette’s RBI double off Ray gave the Mets a 1-0 lead in the first before the Giants scored three times with two outs in the bottom of the inning.
Luis Arraez tripled off the right-field wall to score Heliot Ramos with San Francisco’s first run. Matt Chapman followed with a double down the right-field line to score Arraez. Chapman scored the third run when Peterson dropped Mark Vientos’ throw to first on Jung Hoo Lee’s grounder. Peterson was charged with an error.
Peterson allowed six runs — five earned — and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two.
Schmitt had an RBI single off Manaea in the fifth and Devers hit a solo homer against Manaea in the sixth.
Vientos homered in the second for New York.
The Giants had used the same nine starters in the lineup for each of their first six games before Susac replaced Patrick Bailey on Thursday. Susac was a defensive replacement in San Diego on Wednesday.
The Mets and RHP Nolan McLean (0-0) face the Giants and RHP Tyler Mahle (0-1) in San Francisco on Friday night.
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray throws against the New York Mets during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
New York Mets' Mark Vientos rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Francisco Giants' Luis Arraez slides into third base in front of New York Mets third baseman Bo Bichette, left, after hitting a RBI triple during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman hits an RBI double against the New York Mets during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
San Francisco Giants' Daniel Susac hits a single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in San Francisco, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
