Russia Hoax Prosecutor Melts Down Over DOJ Arrest of Law-Breaking Judge [WATCH]

Andrew Weissmann, former lead prosecutor on Robert Mueller’s special counsel team and a former FBI general counsel, strongly criticized recent actions by the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump during an appearance on MSNBC.

The comments came in the wake of the arrest of a Wisconsin judge accused of obstructing immigration enforcement.

Speaking with host Ari Melber on MSNBC’s The Beat, Weissmann was asked about the arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan.

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Federal authorities allege that Dugan helped a criminal illegal alien evade arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who had arrived to detain him in her courtroom.

The arrest has drawn national attention, particularly due to the federal obstruction charges now facing the judge.

Weissmann used the segment to draw a historical comparison between the Trump administration’s enforcement actions and the McCarthy era of the 1950s.

“Let’s learn from history is the way I look at this,” Weissmann said.

“All of us at this table were too young for the McCarthy era, but I think there are real lessons there for us, which is we are seeing blacklisting.”

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He added, “We’re seeing the same kind of abuse, the same kind of fear, the same kind of obeying in advance. And I think the lesson if you think it can’t happen again, it is happening now. Not just blacklisting, but people going along with it, not being the people who stand up.”

Weissmann concluded by encouraging viewers to speak out.

“I think that is the lesson, which is if you want to be on the right side of history, you need to not be afraid. You need to speak. You need to be saying to people who want to use fear as a way to silence you, that you still have a First Amendment right.”

His remarks came shortly after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced federal charges against Judge Dugan, who has served on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court bench since 2014.

Dugan was taken into custody last week following an investigation into her courtroom handling of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an illegal alien with a violent criminal background.

According to the Justice Department, ICE agents arrived at the courthouse to detain Flores-Ruiz after a pre-trial hearing, but the defendant was able to leave the building without being arrested.

Prosecutors allege that Judge Dugan knowingly enabled the suspect’s exit and failed to alert federal agents of his departure.

Dugan has been charged with obstruction of justice and harboring an alien, both federal offenses. If convicted, she faces up to ten years in prison.

The case has drawn significant criticism from officials within the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, who have argued that federal immigration enforcement efforts are often undermined by local jurisdictions and judicial activism.

The incident is likely to reignite debates over sanctuary policies and the obligations of public officials to cooperate with federal authorities.

At the same time, Weissmann’s comparison of the current DOJ’s approach to the McCarthy era has raised eyebrows among critics, who argue the analogy is exaggerated and overlooks the nature of the charges in question.

The Department of Justice has not issued a response to Weissmann’s remarks. As of now, Judge Dugan remains free on bail pending trial.

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