Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich testified before a House panel on Tuesday to warn of the “constitutional crisis” being forced on America thanks to the radical, out-of-control judges illegally attempting to crush a duly elected president.
Issa’s subcommittee held a joint hearing with the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government on Tuesday where Gingrich appeared.
“Fifteen district judges effectively seized control of various executive branch duties in the first six weeks of the current presidency through nationwide injunctions,” Gingrich explained. “This is potentially a judicial coup d’état and clearly violates the Constitution and more than 200 years of American history.”
I need every single person who actually cares about the constitution and preserving this constitutional republic to listen to Newt Gangrich’s opening statement at this hearing on judicial overreach.
The way I see it, if chief justice Roberts refuses to do his damn job and if… pic.twitter.com/zXFsyiONuJ
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) April 1, 2025
Gingrich added that since he entered the White House, lower courts imposed 15 nationwide injunctions of Trump’s policies. That’s compared to six against President George W. Bush in his eight years in office, 12 nationwide injunctions against President Barack Obama in his eight years, and 14 such injunctions against Biden during his single term in office.
Gingrich insisted that impeaching judges will not work.
Gingrich went on to explain that when President John Adams lost the 2800 election, he appointed 12 federal judges hoping to thwart incoming president Thomas Jefferson.
“President Jefferson concluded impeaching the judges would take too much time. He and the Congress simply abolished the courts in which they served in the Judiciary Act of 1802. This is a constitutional balance of power. The legislative and executive branches can reshape the judiciary branch. It is a useful reminder in considering the current situation.”
This, Gingrich proposed, is the proper remedy.
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