More than 150 former state and federal judges, led by Nancy Gertner and J. Michael Luttig, have denounced the Trump administration's growing confrontations with the judiciary. They highlight the April arrest of Judge Hannah C. Dugan in Milwaukee as a deliberate tactic of intimidation. The judges assert that this move undermines the Essential Rule of Law and erodes public trust in the judicial system. In addition, they criticized the online posting of Judge Dugan's handcuffed photo by F.B.I. director Kash Patel as unprofessional and against Justice Department policies.
The circumstances of Judge Dugan's arrest make it clear that it was nothing but an effort to threaten and intimidate the state and federal judiciaries.
This cynical effort undermines the rule of law and destroys the trust the American people have in the nation's judges to administer justice.
The group of judges called Patel's posting of Judge Dugan's handcuffed photo an embarrassing spectacle that violated Justice Department policy.
The letter signed by over 150 judges condemned the Trump administration's efforts to intimidate the judiciary amid rising tensions.
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