The sometimes controversial scoop journalist that runs GotNews.com has published documents that raise questions about the citizenship status of the parents of federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel, presiding over a suit against Trump University.

Charles C. Johnson put up documents showing that Curiel's father crossed the U.S. border with Mexico at least twice and might not have become a U.S. citizen.

He also published images of the death certificates of the judge's parents that apparently show no Social Security number.

"GotNews.com can find no evidence that Curiel's parents ever became U.S. citizens. For all we know, Judge Curiel is an anchor baby," he wrote.

Thank you Attorney General Gonzales, so many people feel this way. https://t.co/fMR8YYiiMz — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2016



In a followup, GotNews.com plans to show that Curiel's mother received citizenship in the late 1960s, when the judge was in his teens.

Johnson said his report counters claims to the New York Times from Raul Curiel, the judge's brother, that their father won citizenship.

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has stirred racism charges by calling out the Hispanic heritage of the judge and suggesting he has a bias in the case because the candidate has been critical of illegal immigrants.

The GotNews.com story is here.

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com