JONATHAN TURLEY: Out-of-control judges, not FBI, appear to have crossed ‘red line’

A black robe doesn’t make one immune from the rule of law

Kash Patel and Judge Dugan (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images, left, Mike De Sisti / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, right.)

By Jonathan Turley

“This is not normal.”

Those words from Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are undeniably true after the arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan. However, the reason it is not normal is far more debatable. Dugan is accused of becoming a lawbreaker in seeking to obstruct an effort to arrest a man wanted by federal authorities. If true, that is manifestly not “normal.”

As soon as the news of the arrest was reported, Democrats declared another constitutional crisis. Klobuchar added that the arrest “is a drastic move threatening the rule of law” and a “grave step and undermines our system of checks and balances.”

That is a curious claim unless Klobuchar believes that the officers are lying. If not, Klobuchar is suggesting that a judge should not be held accountable for actively shielding a wanted person and facilitating their evasion of law enforcement.  (Continue Reading)

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Bill Maher reveals Trump was ‘gracious and measured’ at White House meeting, says he’s not the man seen on TV

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn

“Real Time” host Bill Maher revealed details Friday of his meeting last week with President Donald Trump at the White House, saying Trump was more gracious and good-humored than he expected.

“You can hate me for it, but I’m not a liar. Trump was gracious and measured,” Maher said. “And why isn’t that in other settings- I don’t know, and I can’t answer, and it’s not my place to answer. I’m just telling you what I saw, and I wasn’t high.”  (Click to continue reading)

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