Why is the Trump administration really appealing its Meta loss?

After a federal judge ruled that Meta was not an illegal monopolist in a blow against the Federal Trade Commission, the agency issued what was in part a typical statement of disappointment. Another part of the statement was anything but: a political attack on the judge himself.

"The deck was always stacked against us with Judge [James] Boasberg, who is currently facing articles of impeachment," FTC spokesperson Joe Simonson said in a statement after Boasberg released his decision in November.