A federal judge in Seattle said that the way President Donald Trump speaks fuels threats against other federal judges.

U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik, appointed by former President Bill Clinton in 1998, made the comments in an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting.

“It’s OK to criticize our rulings, that’s perfectly alright,” Lasnik said. “But there’s no need to refer to a judge as a radical left-wing lunatic.”

“It breeds threats of violence against judges,” the judge added.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The U.S. House of Representatives is voting Tuesday on the “No Rogue Rulings Act,” a bill aimed at limiting district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions against executive actions. 

Lasnik said he is not hearing cases regarding Trump’s policies and is comfortable commenting on the current political climate, adding that he was disappointed to see the Department of Justice is becoming more political.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo/File Photo)

“There’s always been a wall between the sitting president and his attorney general,” Lasnik said. So it’s worrisome to see the attorney general talking about these judges needing to be removed…That’s very unfortunate.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.