‘Silence, for me, is now intolerable’: Federal judge resigns over Trump’s threats to rule of law 09:25

Reagan-appointed federal judge resigns: Judiciary has a ‘responsibility’ to check Trump Mark Wolf told Nicolle Wallace he could no longer be restrained by the Trump administration. “Silence, for me, is now intolerable,” he said.

Nov. 11, 2025, 3:01 PM EST

By Allison Detzel

Last week, Mark Wolf resigned from the bench after four decades of service as a federal district judge. In a new piece for The Atlantic, the Ronald Reagan appointee says he made that decision because he could no longer be restrained by Donald Trump and his administration .

Wolf wrote that the president was “using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and don

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