{"id":22363,"date":"2026-02-05T21:52:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T02:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=22363"},"modified":"2026-02-07T11:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:34:53","slug":"talking-federal-killings-on-judge-napolitanos-freedom-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/05\/talking-federal-killings-on-judge-napolitanos-freedom-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Federal Killings on Judge Napolitano&#8217;s Freedom File"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On his Freedom Files show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/wmauo4veokgpigix35o35\/FREEDOM-FILE-FULL-013026.mp4?rlkey=y1lwujgv01qikxflic9tyorvn&amp;e=3&amp;st=2nvrjuq9&amp;dl=0\">Judge Napolitano and I talked<\/a> about how federal agents are assaulting peaceful protestors in Minnesota. When did federal agents become a holy caste who cannot be merely touched without lethal consequences? Law professor Richard Epstein was also on the show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump is governing as if he has a divine right to unlimited power &#8211; so federal officials can do whatever they please to any person they target. Is there any constitutional right which the Trump administration still recognizes? my spiel on Judge Napolitano&#39;s Freedom Files <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YQx4d3D44u\">pic.twitter.com\/YQx4d3D44u<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/2019764973182882199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My riff from the show on G-men as holy caste: &#8220;It&#8217;s fascinating to hear Border Patrol chief Bovino and DHS Secretary Noem both talking about how if a protester merely touches a federal agent, then that agent basically has unlimited power over them, to arrest them, to knock them down, physically assault them, and in the case, last Saturday, to shoot them. And it&#8217;s such an absurd standard because it&#8217;s almost a definition of tyranny. It&#8217;s almost like you&#8217;ve got federal agents as a holy class, people who could not even be touched by commoners. At the same time, they have the right to beat the hell out of anybody who they think is in the wrong place of the wrong time and constitutional rights be damned.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Judge Napolitano: Jim, is the Bill of Rights dead?<br>Jim Bovard: [laugh] It&#39;s hasn&#39;t been doing well for a long time and it definitely went South since  9\/11. Why should anyone trust DHS to investigate their own killings more than they trust the White House to disclose the Epstein\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/djvJklLchk\">pic.twitter.com\/djvJklLchk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/2020173992208790000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/wmauo4veokgpigix35o35\/FREEDOM-FILE-FULL-013026.mp4?rlkey=y1lwujgv01qikxflic9tyorvn&amp;e=3&amp;st=2nvrjuq9&amp;dl=0\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/wmauo4veokgpigix35o35\/FREEDOM-FILE-FULL-013026.mp4?rlkey=y1lwujgv01qikxflic9tyorvn&amp;e=3&amp;st=2nvrjuq9&amp;dl=0\">Here is a link to the video<\/a><\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Freedom File, Judge Napolitano and I talked about the feds abusing their power in Minnesota. When did federal agents become a holy caste who cannot be merely touched without lethal consequences? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/asVVHmEasK\">pic.twitter.com\/asVVHmEasK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/2019791623241028081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jpb-screenshot-freedom-file.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jpb-screenshot-freedom-file-1024x532.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jpb-screenshot-freedom-file-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jpb-screenshot-freedom-file-800x416.png 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jpb-screenshot-freedom-file-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jpb-screenshot-freedom-file-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jpb-screenshot-freedom-file-1536x798.png 1536w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jpb-screenshot-freedom-file-2048x1064.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don&#39;t let DHS cheerleaders blur the facts of the brutal federal k*lling of Alex Pretti. 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