The White House’s counterattack, branding him a “radical judge,” only sharpens the stakes. Wolf insists he left precisely to avoid that charge, stepping down before speaking out. His break with silence comes as Republicans amass a massive war chest for the midterms, and the struggle over courts, power, and trust in democratic norms intensifies. In choosing conscience over robes, Wolf forces the country to ask whether the guardrails he fears are failing have already begun to give way.
Reagan-Appointed Judge Resigns So He Can Attack Trump