Harry Litman: Arresting Judges over Deportation Dispute Is ‘Unprecedented,’ ‘Beyond the Pale’

WITT Yeah that is ░░░░░░░░ is gut wrenching But ░░░░░░░░ s talk about what ░░░░░░░░ late yesterday when Trump ░░░░░░░░ this on social media ░░░░░░░░ need courageous justice in ░░░░░░░░ country If the courts ░░░░░░░░ t allow what we ░░░░░░░░ been allowed to do ░░░░░░░░ 250 years America can ░░░░░░░░ longer be the same ░░░░░░░░ of course followed the ░░░░░░░░ of two judges accused ░░░░░░░░ impending ICE arrests So ░░░░░░░░ s Trump saying to ░░░░░░░░ judges here Harry LITMAN ░░░░░░░░ what he s saying ░░░░░░░░ America is We want ░░░░░░░░ get rid of everybody ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ give due process exactly ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court has ░░░░░░░░ must be given We ░░░░░░░░ known in this country ░░░░░░░░ s problems and clogs ░░░░░░░░ the immigration system Everyone ░░░░░░░░ that you need many ░░░░░░░░ judges That was part ░░░░░░░░ the solution that Trump ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans not to ░░░░░░░░ on when he was ░░░░░░░░ candidate because he wanted ░░░░░░░░ run on it But ░░░░░░░░ s transparent in what ░░░░░░░░ s saying We just ░░░░░░░░ get rid of em ░░░░░░░░ can t have trials ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry That ░░░░░░░░ not how the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ So that is what ░░░░░░░░ s saying In terms ░░░░░░░░ the state court judges ░░░░░░░░ what happened to Judge ░░░░░░░░ in Wisconsin really is ░░░░░░░░ The facts are tenuous ░░░░░░░░ I believe will not ░░░░░░░░ up But beyond that ░░░░░░░░ in arresting a sitting ░░░░░░░░ and then grandstanding as ░░░░░░░░ attorney general did as ░░░░░░░░ head of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ is clearly beyond the ░░░░░░░░ of regular practice just ░░░░░░░░ to make an example ░░░░░░░░ think this case is ░░░░░░░░ to collapse in front ░░░░░░░░ them WITT But look ░░░░░░░░ the legality or illegality ░░░░░░░░ what these judges are ░░░░░░░░ of doing Harry could ░░░░░░░░ now give judges pause ░░░░░░░░ those with legitimate reasons ░░░░░░░░ protect undocumented immigrants Could ░░░░░░░░ create a chilling effect ░░░░░░░░ Well of course And ░░░░░░░░ bigger chilling effect Alex ░░░░░░░░ the people Here you ░░░░░░░░ another defendant the one ░░░░░░░░ wanted to arrest who ░░░░░░░░ up dutifully to answer ░░░░░░░░ first criminal charges How ░░░░░░░░ criminal defendants who have ░░░░░░░░ the laws of our ░░░░░░░░ do you think are ░░░░░░░░ going to show up ░░░░░░░░ they think they could ░░░░░░░░ swept away and next ░░░░░░░░ know be on a ░░░░░░░░ to El Salvador and ░░░░░░░░ CECOT prison That s ░░░░░░░░ real public safety worry ░░░░░░░░ judges what has to ░░░░░░░░ is it needs to ░░░░░░░░ worked out with state ░░░░░░░░ chief judges They did ░░░░░░░░ do that here and ░░░░░░░░ just came in and ░░░░░░░░ to take advantage of ░░░░░░░░ and make an arrest ░░░░░░░░ she said Not in ░░░░░░░░ courtroom She released them ░░░░░░░░ a public hallway through ░░░░░░░░ entrance and they saw ░░░░░░░░ immediately The idea she ░░░░░░░░ trying to you know ░░░░░░░░ him is nonsense.”