Fox News pundit: Trump must suspend habeas corpus if Supreme Court can't 'understand' law
Right-wing attorney Mehek Cooke argued that President Donald Trump should suspend habeas corpus rights if the U.S. Supreme Court "cannot understand" that he has a legal right to deport migrants without due process.
During a Sunday interview, Fox News host Kevin Corke asked Cooke to respond to White House aide Stephen Miller's threat to suspend the right to challenge detentions in court, which is known as habeas corpus.
"Look, Kevin, I think the first and the last line of defense today are our courts," Cooke explained. "And when you have judicial activism where courts aren't following the rule of law, then President Trump has to look at every single constitutional option, and it has to be on the table, such as suspending habeas corpus."
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"President Trump has a constitutional duty to protect the American people under Article 2," she continued. "The Supreme Court's decision previously has been misguided. The Supreme Court has told President Trump he needs to pause and allow for these trials to occur for every single illegal alien. But at the end of the day, it's public safety and national security that's going to trump habeas corpus."
Ultimately, Cooke concluded that Miller was correct with his assessment of suspending habeas corpus rights.
"President Trump should be looking at suspending habeas corpus if the Supreme Court cannot understand that the rule of law is with him and not these judicial activist judges," she said.
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