As Republican lawmakers seek to impeach judges for slowing President Donald Trump’s agenda, two leaders of the US judiciary issued rare public remarks condemning those actions as threats to the independence of judges.

Former US District Judge Paul Grimm says impeachment threats against current judges don’t stand up when compared to the historical use of the impeachment power in the judiciary.

Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary warned on Tuesday of a rising number of threats directed at their colleagues and described calls to impeach judges over their rulings "concerning" as some Republican lawmakers push to remove jurists who have blocked U.

Two members of the advisory body for the federal judiciary warned Tuesday about Congress turning to impeachment of judges if lawmakers are unhappy with decisions. Four impeachment resolutions have been filed against three judges this year,

Two senior members of the federal judiciary on Tuesday pushed back on Republican threats to impeach judges who rule against President Donald Trump, asserting that such a move would “short circuit” the appeals process.