Roberts, as the head of the federal judiciary, has been facing mounting pressure to protect the courts from political interference. With a lifetime appointment, it remains to be seen whether the 70-year-old Chief Justice will take further steps to defend judicial independence as Trump continues his broadsides against the judiciary.

The Five' co-host Greg Gutfeld reacts to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' rebuke of President Trump after he called for impeaching a judge who ruled against his deportation plans. "Maybe a guy in a robe in D.

Ret. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer tells Wolf Blitzer that Chief Justice John Robert’s defense of federal judges is appropriate in the wake of the fierce criticism some have received from President Trump.