Rep. Crane introduces articles of impeachment against judge who blocked DOGE from accessing Treasury | 21 Feb 2025 | Republican Arizona Rep. Eli Crane on Friday formally introduced articles of impeachment against the federal judge who blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department information. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration earlier this month that prevented DOGE from getting full access to the Treasury Department, after 19 Democratic state attorneys general argued DOGE having full access to the department would violate the law. Crane claimed in a statement that the judge overreached with the order and that his actions were a "clear threat to democracy." "Activist judges cannot stop the President from executing his Article II powers," Crane said. The articles of impeachment charge Engelmayer with abusing his power in order to "prioritize personal and political affiliations over the duty of impartiality."