Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Wednesday urged the House to impeach Judge James Boasberg following a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that found Boasberg abused his discretion by continuing with a contempt investigation against the Trump administration.

"The D.C. Circuit ruled Boasberg’s contempt crusade against Trump officials is an 'improper investigation' and 'clear abuse of discretion.' He tried to imprison Trump officials for deporting Venezuelan gang members. I'm calling on the House: Impeach Rogue Judge Boasberg," Schmitt posted.

Schmitt's call followed a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit ordering that Boasberg end the investigation earlier this week. Boasberg had sought to continue contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over its failure to follow an order he issued requiring that departed planes headed to El Salvador with illegal immigrants be turned around.

"The district court proposes to probe high-level Executive Branch deliberations about matters of national security and diplomacy," the court asserted. "These proceedings are a clear abuse of discretion, as the district court’s order said nothing about transferring custody of the plaintiffs and therefore lacks the clarity to support criminal contempt based on the transfer of custody. Moreover, the government has already provided the name of the responsible official, so further judicial investigation is unnecessary and therefore improper."

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.