Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is slamming Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz for her treatment of a black grandmother from Milwaukee, saying her actions are “reminiscent of what white slave owners did in separating children of black slaves from their families.”

“What Janet Protaseiwicz did in separating Ms. Hudson from her grandchildren is reminiscent of what white slave owners did in separating children of black slaves from their families,” Clarke told Wisconsin Right Now.

“It happened to a Frederick Douglas. Saying that she was ‘honored’ in doing so is disgusting. Black voters should be made aware of the real Janet Protasiewicz before voting. Milwaukee media not highlighting this makes them party to this crime,” said Clarke.

Protasiewicz bragged about the case in a judicial application to then-Gov. Scott Walker.

Wisconsin Right Now reported this week on the heartbreaking story of Margaret Hudson, a now 87-year-old grandmother. Protasiewicz fought tooth and nail to take Hudson’s two 5-year-old grandsons from her; the grandmother, then in her 60s, lost the kids because she did not have a bigger house. Margaret spoke here: