DOJ seeks to boot Judge Boasberg from pursuing contempt hearings

The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s planned contempt hearings next week and boot him from the case entirely. It escalates the administration’s long-running feud with Boasberg over his handling of the case, which began in March after Trump invoked the rarely used Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to swiftly deport…