Appeals court orders Judge James Boasberg to end criminal contempt proceedings against Trump officials

Cătălin Roșioru

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