Consider yourself warned…
Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke with Fox News on Friday about the Wisconsin judge who was arrested for hiding an illegal immigrant from ICE.
“No one’s above the laws in this country,” she said on America Reports. “And if you are destroying evidence, if you’re obstructing justice, when you have victims sitting in a courtroom of domestic violence and you’re escorting a criminal defendant out a back door, it will not be tolerated, and it is a crime in the United States of America. Doesn’t matter who you are, you’re going to be prosecuted.”
From Fox News:
The FBI arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday for allegedly hiding a previously deported illegal immigrant in her jury room in order to stop him from being arrested by ICE.
Dugan was charged with obstruction of an official proceeding after evidence came to light that she had shielded the migrant from ICE agents, according to a criminal complaint. She was also charged with concealing an individual to prevent discovery and arrest.
When asked what the Trump administration would do to judges who thwarted efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, Bondi said they would be prosecuted.
“We are going to prosecute you, and we are prosecuting you. I found out about this the day it happened,” Bondi said. “We could not believe, actually, that a judge really did that. We looked into the facts in great depth… You cannot obstruct a criminal case. And really, shame on her. It was a domestic violence case of all cases, and she’s protecting a criminal defendant over victims of crime.”
“I think some of these judges think they are beyond and above the law and they are not, and we’re sending a very strong message today,” she said. “If you are harboring a fugitive, we don’t care who you are. If you’re helping hide one, if you are giving a TDA member guns, anyone who is illegally in this country, we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you.”
Watch the clip above.
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