Reagan-appointed judge resigns in protest of Trump, warns of president's 'assault on the rule of law'
A senior federal judge in Massachusetts who was appointed by former President Reagan announced he has resigned in protest against President Donald Trump , who he says has been "using the law for partisan purposes." U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf, 78, resigned on Friday and explained that the Trump administration's actions that he described as threatening the rule of law compelled him to speak out. In a piece for The Atlantic, Wolf wrote that he had looked forward to serving for the rest of his life when Reagan appointed him in 1985 but decided to step down last week because of Trump's "assault on the rule of law" that he finds "so deeply disturbing." "I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom," the former judge wrote. "President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecutio...