IT’S OFFICIAL: Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Federal Judge Who Blocked DOGE Treasury Access

The impeachment process is officially underway to impeach Obama-appointed Judge Paul Engelmayer for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Judge Engelmayer was the federal judge who ruled to block DOGE’s access to Treasury Department payment systems, effectively preventing them from carrying out their mandate to find and eliminate government fraud and waste.

Last week, Rep. Crane announced that he was drafting articles of impeachment against the corrupt judge, whom he rightfully called a “threat to democracy.”

Now, he has officially filed those articles of impeachment.

Check it out:

BREAKING: Rep Eli Crane has officially filed impeachment papers against Judge Paul Engelmayer for high crimes and misdemeanors.

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— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 19, 2025

Rep. Eli Crane made the announcement on X:

🚨UPDATE: My articles of impeachment for U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer are officially filed.

If these partisan judges want to be politicians, they should resign and run for office.

Read more in my press release: https://t.co/jKZUiiHV6p https://t.co/LrTFIeG4Uy

— Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) February 21, 2025

More details from a press release on Rep. Crane’s website:

On February 11, 2025, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) announced his intention to introduce articles of impeachment for U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York.

Today, Rep. Crane fulfilled that promise by officially filing articles of impeachment against Judge Engelmayer for high crimes and misdemeanors.

“Activist judges cannot stop the President from executing his Article II powers. White House employees have every right to access the very systems they oversee. President Trump campaigned on rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse from the federal government, and the American people gave him a mandate to do so,” said Rep. Eli Crane. “This is obviously judicial overreach and a clear threat to democracy. If these partisan judges want to be politicians, they should resign and run for office.”

Background:

On February 8, 2025, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer responded to an overtly political emergency request by 19 Democratic attorneys general aiming to prevent Trump administration officials from accessing a payment system within the Treasury Department.

Judge Engelmayer sided with the states’ assessment and blocked political appointees, including Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, from accessing these records.

Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution states that the President, “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” By restricting the Executive Branch from performing its duties, Judge Engelmayer unlawfully violated the separation of powers.