President Donald Trump isn’t hiding his anger at U.S. District Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg. And MAGA rage at the 62-year-old jurist has led to an unusual statement from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts defending judicial independence and rejecting Trump’s call for impeaching Boasberg.

President Trump's impeachment attack on Judge Boasberg undermines Trump's political interests, the Constitution, and the healthy rule of law.

Boasberg is also well-known among Trump allies for his role as a judge on the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court during the period when the FBI was investigating whether Trump's successful 2016 campaign had colluded with Russia to tip the outcome of the election.