- Andy Ogles repeatedly argued that the U.S. justice system is "two-tiered" and weaponized against political opponents, specifically framing Donald Trump's trials as "a joke" and "persecution" by "woke and corrupt" judges (The Jackson Sun, Oak Ridger, Commercial Appeal).
- Ogles led a press conference outside the Trump trial courthouse alongside other pro-Trump lawmakers, where they criticized the proceedings and personally attacked key witnesses Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels (Leaf-Chronicle, The Commercial Appeal).
- In Congress, Ogles introduced legislation to defund special prosecutor Jack Smith’s salary, drawing criticism from Democratic opponents who called it a dereliction of constitutional duty (Chattanooga Times Free Press).
- Ogles has advanced impeachment efforts targeting federal judges, accusing them of eroding presidential powers or pushing "critical race theory"; he recently displayed a list of such judges and publicly criticized judicial tenures and decisions, including those related to foreign aid and LGBTQ+ issues (Reuters, Harvard Crimson).
- Ogles’ rhetoric and legislative activity reveal a pattern of attacking judicial independence and undermining public trust in legal processes, which critics suggest poses constitutional and institutional risks.
February 2025: Ogles Argued Judge Ali Marginalized President's Authority According to Reuters, "Ogles' impeachment measure argues Ali, an appointee of Trump's Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors when he 'without merit marginalized the President's Article II authority, which vests the power to conduct foreign policy in the President of the United States.'" [Reuters, 2/27/25]
May 2024: Ogles Asserted Existence Of 'Two-Tiered Justice System' In U.S. According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "'This is not a prosecution, this is a persecution,' Ogles said. 'We have a two-tiered justice system in this country. And if a former president can be targeted by a woke and corrupt judge, then you can be targeted as well.'" [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Labeled Trump Trial As "A Joke Of A Trial" And Attacked Witnesses Cohen And Daniels According to Oak Ridger, "Harshbarger and Ogles both spoke briefly at a news conference outside the courthouse alongside Trump loyalist colleagues U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Anna Paulina Luna, Lauren Boebert and others during which Ogles called the proceeding 'a joke of a trial.' 'If I started a story with a convicted felon and a hooker walk into a bar you would immediately know it's a joke,' Ogles said, attacking the testimony of Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels claiming they both have 'a vengeance against the president.'" [Oak Ridger, 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Claimed Trump Was Targeted By A "Woke And Corrupt Judge" And Warned About Two-Tiered Justice System According to Oak Ridger, '"This is not a prosecution, this is a persecution," Ogles said. "We have a two-tiered justice system in this country. And if a former president can be targeted by a woke and corrupt judge, then you can be targeted as well."' [Oak Ridger, 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Called Trump Trial "A Joke Of A Trial" And Criticized Key Witnesses According to The Jackson Sun, "Ogles called the proceeding 'a joke of a trial.' 'If I started a story with a convicted felon and a hooker walk into a bar you would immediately know it's a joke,' Ogles said, attacking the testimony of Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels claiming they both have 'a vengeance against the president.'" [The Jackson Sun, 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Claimed Two-Tiered Justice System And Framed Trial As Persecution According to The Jackson Sun, 'This is not a prosecution, this is a persecution,' Ogles said. 'We have a two-tiered justice system in this country. And if a former president can be targeted by a woke and corrupt judge, then you can be targeted as well.' [The Jackson Sun, 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Called Trump Hush Money Trial 'A Joke Of A Trial' According to The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), "Harshbarger and Ogles both spoke briefly at a news conference outside the courthouse alongside Trump loyalist colleagues U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Anna Paulina Luna, Lauren Boebert and others during which Ogles called the proceeding 'a joke of a trial.' 'If I started a story with a convicted felon and a hooker walk into a bar you would immediately know it's a joke,' Ogles said, attacking the testimony of Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels claiming they both have 'a vengeance against the president.'" [Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Asserted 'Two-Tiered Justice System' In Trump Trial According to The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), "'This is not a prosecution, this is a persecution,' Ogles said. 'We have a two-tiered justice system in this country. And if a former president can be targeted by a woke and corrupt judge, then you can be targeted as well.'" [Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), 5/20/24]
May 2024: Ogles Held Press Conference Outside Courthouse With Pro-Trump Lawmakers According to The Commercial Appeal, "Harshbarger and Ogles both spoke briefly at a news conference outside the courthouse alongside Trump loyalist colleagues U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Anna Paulina Luna, Lauren Boebert and others during which Ogles called the proceeding 'a joke of a trial.'" [Commercial Appeal, 5/21/24]
May 2024: Ogles Mocked Testimony In Trump Trial Referring To Michael Cohen And Stormy Daniels According to The Commercial Appeal, "'If I started a story with a convicted felon and a hooker walk into a bar you would immediately know it's a joke,' Ogles said, attacking the testimony of Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels claiming they both have 'a vengeance against the president.'" [Commercial Appeal, 5/21/24]
May 2024: Ogles Claimed Two-Tiered Justice System Targeted Trump According to The Commercial Appeal, "'This is not a prosecution, this is a persecution,' Ogles said. 'We have a two-tiered justice system in this country. And if a former president can be targeted by a woke and corrupt judge, then you can be targeted as well.'" [Commercial Appeal, 5/21/24]
September 2023: Hendrell Remus Criticized Ogles For Introducing Bill To Defund Jack Smith According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Hendrell Remus was critical of Ogles, calling his actions a 'dereliction of duty.' 'Congressman Ogles has a responsibility to stand up for and protect the Constitution to make sure people are confident in the laws of the land in this nation,' Remus said. 'And by putting forth such a bill is in complete disregard to how I think the founding fathers of this nation intended our Constitution to work and the separation of the three branches of government.'" [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 9/4/23]
February 2025: Ogles Targeted 11 Judges Who Blocked Trump Initiatives According to Reuters, "He displayed a poster of 11 judges they were focused on, all of whom have issued decisions that have at least temporarily blocked Trump initiatives." [Reuters, 2/27/25]
March 2025: Andy Ogles Criticized Chuang’s Harvard Law Review Tenure in Social Media Post According to Harvard Crimson, "In a post on X last week, Ogles took aim at Chuang’s work at the Harvard Law Review from 1992 to 1994, when Chuang was a Harvard Law School student. 'This judge literally peddled critical race theory as editor of the Harvard Law Review,' he wrote. 'Now he’s trying to save USAID which gives money to terrorist and radical LGBTQ+ propaganda.'" [Harvard Crimson, 3/30/25]
August 2023: Andy Ogles Introduced Bill To Defund Salary Of Federal Special Prosecutor Jack Smith According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, introduced a bill to defund the salary of federal special prosecutor Jack Smith, who is pressing the election conspiracy charges and obstruction case involving documents Trump took as he departed the White House in early 2021 after losing the 2022 election." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 9/4/23]