Judiciary

A judge blamed Trump for his decision to leave the bench, but it also terminated a misconduct inquiry.

Jonathan H. Adler | 2.5.2026 9:29 AM

Back in November, Judge Mark Wolf announced his retirement from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. His decision attracted attention because he was a Reagan appointee and he publicly blamed his decision to retire on Donald Trump. He was not quiet about it. Quite to the contrary, he wrote a piece for The Atlantic and appeared on the PBS Newshour.

NPR now reports there may be more to the story:

Wolf's decision to retire coincided with an inquiry by another federal judge........

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