DOGE chair Elon Musk is calling on the GOP-controlled Congress to draft a “wave of impeachments” for federal judges after a court in D.C. ordered the Trump administration to restore federal health datasets that were taken offline.
“There needs to be an immediate wave of judicial impeachments, not just one,” Musk said on his X platform in response to a claim of a conflict of interest involving U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee.
Bates’ ruling followed an executive order issued by President Trump which banned the promotion of “gender ideology” by the government. Bates ruled in favor of Doctors for America (DFA)—a progressive physicians’ advocacy group that argued the removal violated federal law.
In a separate matter, Musk called for the impeachment of another federal judge after a ruling temporarily blocked his Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to Treasury Department data.
“DOGE has found massive amounts of FRAUD, WASTE, INCOMPETENCE, AND ABUSE, but even knowing this, a highly political, activist Judge wants us to immediately make payment, anyway. In other words pay, even though you know the payment was fraudulently requested to be made. DOGE caught them – The Judge just doesn’t care. It doesn’t make sense!!!” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform.
It’s likely that the Trump administration will appeal the rulings, and in some cases – such as his order banning birthright citizenship – the president has sought federal court challenges and eventual Supreme Court rulings to settle certain issues once and for all.
Meanwhile, a Republican congressman said this week that he has drafted articles of impeachment against a federal judge who barred DOGE from accessing Treasury Department payment systems, Newsweek reported.
Arizona Representative Eli Crane stated on X (formerly Twitter) that Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer was “attempting to stop White House employees from accessing the very systems they oversee.
