Reagan-appointed federal judge resigns to speak out against Trump's 'assault on the rule of law'

Mark Wolf announced his resignation from the federal bench to break his silence on what he described as President Donald Trump’s use of the law for "partisan purposes."

Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.

"My reason is simple: I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment," he wrote.

"This is contrary to everything that I have stood for in my more than 50 years in the Department of Justice and on the bench. The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable."