Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back on President Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric against the federal judiciary on Tuesday in a highly unusual statement that appeared to be aimed at the president’s call to impeach judges who rule against him.

Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to push back against calls from President Donald Trump -- and some House Republicans -- to impeach a judge whose ruling conflicted with the Trump administration's deportation plans.

WASHINGTON—Chief Justice John Roberts decried calls from President Trump and his supporters to impeach judges who have ruled against administration policies, saying that the courts should be left to resolve legal disputes through the traditional system of litigation.