Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano told Newsmax Friday that the issue of judicial reach is proving to be a thorn in the side of President Donald Trump and the Justice Department.

As Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have taken a chainsaw to the federal government in an attempt to shrink the size of the sprawling bureaucracy, federal judges have repeatedly checked Trump’s plans, hamstringing his administration’s moves in ongoing legal battles.

Napolitano told “Newsline” that while the power of judges may seem unlimited, “it’s not unchecked because you can appeal to an appellate court, and, as the Justice Department did last night, to the Supreme Court.”

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