Federal judge targeted by Trump for impeachment is a bipartisan appointee with a three-decade career in Washington
The federal judge at odds with the White House over its immigration enforcement and now the target of impeachment calls driven by President Donald Trump is a bipartisan appointee whose three-decade career in Washington, D.C., has included cases that have favored Trump.
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