Judge Hannah Dugan is making a slick argument to avoid being prosecuted for having helped an illegal immigrant try to evade capture by the feds.
She is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook to claim immunity, but prosecutors say that she is way off the mark with her legal argument.
So, to be clear, while the Dems and Judge Dugan are claiming this is nothing more than a political prosecution, it is anything but.
Dugan was only indicted after a grand jury convened and agreed to indict Dugan on the charges presented.
While Dugan was being arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi made it clear that judge or not, the law would be upheld with her at helm of the DOJ.
Bondi stated, “If you are harboring a fugitive, we don’t care who you are, if you are helping hide...anyone who is illegally in this country, we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
As we noted above, Dugan figured she would take a page from Trump’s playbook and claim that she was immune from prosecution for any acts committed while acting in her official capacity as a judge.
They added that they believe Dugan could be charged for crimes “wholly unrelated” to her position, such as taking a bribe, but I think it would be rather difficult to justify her misleading authorities to protect an illegal as part of her judicial duties.
Her attorney added, "The indictment itself is an ugly innovation. Its dismissal will not be.’
Assistant Secretary Dept. of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin responded, "Since President Trump was inaugurated, activist judges have tried to obstruct President Trump and the American people’s mandate to make America safe and secure our homeland— but this judge’s actions to shield an accused violent criminal illegal alien from justice is shocking and shameful.”
Prosecutors have finally fired back at her ridiculous claim, presenting their argument to the court as to why this claim needs to be rejected.
They stated, "In the end, Dugan asks for this Court to develop a novel doctrine of judicial immunity from criminal prosecution, and to apply it to the facts alleged in the indictment, all without reasonable basis—directly or indirectly—in the Constitution, statutes, or case law.
"In her lengthy memorandum, Dugan concedes that ‘[j]udges, like legislators and executive officials, are not above the law.’ Dugan’s desired ruling would, in essence, say that judges are ‘above the law,’ and uniquely entitled to interfere with federal law enforcement.”
As I noted above, Dugan broke the law, clearly, and wearing that robe does not allow her to get away with it. She was caught on video misleading federal authorities, helping an illegal immigrant avoid capture (he was later taken into custody). She was a rogue activist abusing her authority, and she must be held accountable.
