Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me. [The judges are] deranged is all I can think of. I think some of these judges think that they are beyond and above the law. They are not, and we are sending a very strong message today. If you are harboring a fugitive, we don’t care who you are… we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you.
— Attorney General Pam Bondi, in comments given during a recent Fox News appearance, in response to a question as to what she thought may have been the “motive” or “inspiration” for judges allegedly providing assistance to undocumented immigrants to avoid apprehension by ICE. Two judges were arrested late last week on charges related to immigration enforcement. “No one is above the law in this country,” she continued. “It doesn’t matter who you are — you’re going to be prosecuted.”
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