Mike Johnson and Jim Jordan echo president and key ally as experts express fears for \u2018bedrock constitutional principles\u2019<\/p>\n
As Donald Trump and Elon Musk widen their radical attacks on US judges who have stalled some of Trump\u2019s executive orders and Musk\u2019s slashing of federal agencies, they\u2019re gaining backing from top House Republicans and other politicians, including some to whom the tech billionaire made big campaign donations.<\/p>\n
House speaker Mike Johnson and judiciary panel chairman Jim Jordan have echoed some of Trump\u2019s attacks on judges, and a judiciary subcommittee hearing on April 1 explored \u201cjudicial overreach\u201d and ways to curb judges who have stymied some Trump orders or Musk\u2019s \u201cdepartment of government efficiency\u201d (Doge) and its draconian cuts to the federal government.<\/p>\n
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