Arresting a judge who breaks the law does not amount to war on the judiciary

I get that Democrats and their media allies want to persuade Americans that Trump is waging war on the judiciary. They see this theme as a winner, and for good reason. The vast majority of Americans believes the president should abide by final court rulings, especially those rendered by the Supreme Court. At long last, an 85-15 issue the Democrats can try to hang their hat on.

But to use the arrest of the Wisconsin judge to further their Trump-is-a-lawless-enemy-of-the-judiciary narrative is to mix apples and oranges. Indeed, it s a deliberate attempt to mislead.

Disregarding final court rulings would be one thing. Arresting lawbreaking judges is something entirely different. The former move would undermine the law. The latter move upholds it.

My memory isn t what it used to be, but it s still good enough to remember back to last year when Democrats solemnly informed us that no one is above the law. Surely, that includes judges.

The judge in question here, Hannah Dugan, tried to prevent federal agents from detaining an illegal immigrant who was set to appear for a non-immigration related proceeding. According to the government, Dugan told the agents who were looking for the immigrant to speak to her clerk. With their attention thus diverted, Dugan escorted the immigrant and his lawyer out of her courtroom through a private exit.

via ringsideatthereckoning.substack.com

Paul Mirengoff.