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A federal judge on Wednesday criticized President Trump's repeated attacks

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on judges and legal decisions he dislikes, saying Trump

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has helped to undermine the principle of judicial independence in

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the public's faith in the rule of law. Senior

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Judge Paul Friedman of the U. S. District

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Court in D. C said the number of personal

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attacks against judges is on the rise, in no

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small part because of Trump's blistering criticism of unfavorable judicial

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outcomes.