What to know about Judge Boasberg, the Trump foe at center of DOJ complaint

The Justice Department on Monday accused U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of misconduct, escalating the Trump administration’s long-running feud against federal judges who have blocked or paused some of the president's most sweeping policy priorities.

The complaint, reviewed by Fox News Digital, centers on remarks Boasberg allegedly made during a March 11 meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States — the national policymaking body for the federal courts, which meets twice per year and is headed up by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

During that meeting, the complaint says, Boasberg "attempted to improperly influence Chief Justice Roberts" and the roughly two dozen other federal judges at the conference by suggesting that the Trump administrati...