A federal appeals court judge, Jeffrey Sutton, dismissed a judicial misconduct complaint the United States Department of Justice filed against James Boasberg, ruling that the department failed to provide sufficient evidence to substantiate allegations that he made improper remarks about Donald Trump during a closed-door meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States. The complaint—submitted last July by Chad Mizelle—claimed Boasberg warned the administration might ignore court rulings and cited his handling of litigation over the Alien Enemies Act and removals of Venezuelan migrants; but Sutton said the DOJ did not include its purported source for the key allegation and a cited TV clip also lacked corroborating detail. Sutton added that such conference discussions commonly address judicial independence and inter-branch relations and that the alleged comment, even if made, did not clearly violate judicial conduct rules. The complaint was transferred from Sri Srinivasan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit after John Roberts reassigned it due to related appeals, as political attacks on Boasberg over his deportation rulings continued, alongside a separate DOJ misconduct complaint against Ana Reyes in an unrelated case.