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24. Maddow Blog-As FBI arrests judge in Wisconsin, AG Pam Bondi directs new threats at the judiciary
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 07:34 PM
Apr 2025

The Republican offensive against the judiciary has been unsubtle, but the Trump administration hadn’t arrested a sitting judge — until now.

As FBI arrests judge in Wisconsin, AG Pam Bondi directs new threats at the judiciary.
The Republican offensive against the judiciary has been unsubtle, but the Trump administration hadn’t arrested a sitting judge — until now.



https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/fbi-arrests-judge-wisconsin-ag-pam-bondi-directs-new-threats-judiciary-rcna203061

The Republican offensive against the courts and judges in recent months has been as subtle as a sledgehammer. The Washington Post recently summarized, for example, that the White House has pushed forward with “delegitimizing” the independent judiciary, and there’s overwhelming evidence to bolster the point.....

But the Trump administration hadn’t gone so far as to actually arrest a sitting judge — until now. NBC News reported:

The FBI arrested a county judge in Milwaukee on Friday, alleging that she obstructed the detention of an undocumented immigrant who was wanted by federal authorities on an administrative immigration warrant by escorting the man and his defense attorney though a non-public jury door. The arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan marks a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, in line with its rhetoric about going after local and state authorities on immigration-related matters.


.....Shortly after Dugan was taken into custody, Kash Patel, Trump’s highly controversial FBI director, published a tweet that effectively spiked the football. “We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the subject — an illegal alien — to evade arrest,” he wrote in a missive that was deleted a short time later. “Thankfully our agents chased down the perp on foot and he’s been in custody since, but the Judge’s obstruction created increased danger to the public.”

Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin didn’t quite see it that way.

“In the United States, we have a system of checks and balances and separations of power for damn good reasons,” the senator said in a statement. “The president’s administration arresting a sitting judge is a gravely serious and drastic move, and it threatens to breach those very separations of power. Make no mistake, we do not have kings in this country, and we are a democracy governed by laws that everyone must abide by. By relentlessly attacking the judicial system, flouting court orders, and arresting a sitting judge, this president is putting those basic Democratic values that Wisconsinites hold dear on the line."
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“[Judges] are deranged, is all I can think of,” Bondi said during her 18th appearance on Fox this year. “I think some of these judges think that they are beyond and above the law, and they are not. And we’re sending a very strong message today: If you are harboring a fugitive, we don’t care who you are. ... We will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you.”.....

Through her legal counsel, Dugan issued a statement Friday afternoon that read, “Judge Hannah C. Dugan has committed herself to the rule of law and the principles of due process for her entire career as a lawyer and a judge. She has retained former United States Attorney Steven Biskupic to represent her. Judge Dugan will defend herself vigorously and looks forward to being exonerated. This will be the extent of any statements or interviews at this time.”

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Headline doesn't match story... 2naSalit Apr 2025 #1
I was having a huge GLITCH when trying to post BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #2
((BRDS))) mahina Apr 2025 #4
Most welcome! BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #7
that was me mooning 45/47/... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2025 #19
Well there were 2 planets nearby BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #22
link mimitabby Apr 2025 #3
FBI Director Deletes Tweet Announcing Arrest Of Judge republianmushroom Apr 2025 #5
These people are so lame and evil at the same time LymphocyteLover Apr 2025 #21
ive heard both they had a warrant and they didnt have one moonshinegnomie Apr 2025 #6
they had an administrative warrant not a judicial somsai Apr 2025 #23
Warning to John Roberts mtngirl47 Apr 2025 #8
THIS orangecrush Apr 2025 #15
ICE arrested another judge yesterday in Las Cruces, NM for assisting Venezuelans Ponietz Apr 2025 #9
Yup. OldBaldy1701E Apr 2025 #10
...then, they came for the judges... n/t SpankMe Apr 2025 #11
If the arrest/detainment is unlawful/illegal, how can it be "obstruction"? no_hypocrisy Apr 2025 #12
The statement is puzzling to me. Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2025 #13
They automatically assume anyone in the country "without papers" is a "criminal" just by being here. BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Apr 2025 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Apr 2025 #14
Time for jury nullification Nigrum Cattus Apr 2025 #16
"Same for Luigi" So it's OK to murder someone if you don't like the company they work for? EX500rider Apr 2025 #18
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