ABC Hypes Arrest Of ICE-Defying Judge As 'Major Escalation' From Trump

ABC chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas reacted to the arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday’s World News Tonight by framing it as a “major escalation” from the Trump administration and “extremely rare.”

As it was, Thomas began his report, “Tonight, a sitting state court judge is facing federal charges and possibly years in prison in what critics are saying is a major escalation in the Trump administration's effort to pressure officials to assist in deportation efforts.”

Thomas eventually got into the specific allegations:

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