Kristi Noem gave an egregiously wrong definition of the legal principle habeas corpus while testifying to senators Tuesday.

“Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country,” Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary said.

She was quickly cut off by the stunned senator who had asked her to define the term, Maggie Hassan. “That’s incorrect,” the New Hampshire Democrat said.

Hassan explained that the well-known legal concept refers to a detained person’s right to know why they are being held so they can challenge their imprisonment in court.

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    Fucking neonazis. Habeas Corpus is necessary to a well functioning democracy just like education. I’m so fed up.

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    Those hearings serve no purpose anymore. You get no information out of them. Avoiding questions or straight out lying has no consequences. You get a funny video and everyone moves on.

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    Another reminder that qons don’t and never have given a flying fuck about (real) freedom or liberty or the Constitution.

    They are lying liars. Don’t believe any of their bullshit about patriotism, or loving this country. They are full of shit. It’s high time the left and liberals have reclaimed patriotism from these assholes.