Judge Rules Trump Administration Violated Court Orders; Finds Probable Cause for Criminal Contempt
Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
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🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Judge James Boasberg, the Chief Judge of Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, found probable cause that the Trump Administration is in criminal contempt of court for intentionally defying his orders regarding the unlawful "deportation" of Venezuelan immigrants. Glenn reviews Judge Boasberg's new ruling and order and tries to determine what the next steps will be in this contempt battle.
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| 0:32.0 | with former federal prosecutor and legal analyst, Glenn Kirchner. |
| 0:45.0 | Thank you. prosecutor and legal analyst, Glenn Kirshner. A federal judge has found probable cause that the Trump administration is in criminal |
| 0:49.7 | contempt of court. Glenn discusses this next on justice matters. |
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| 1:30.4 | Hey all. |
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| 1:33.2 | So, friends, the judicial branch of our government. |
| 1:36.5 | Federal court judges are stepping up, holding strong, and dealing directly with the overreach, the abuse of power, and yes, the crimes |
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| 1:53.7 | and then we're going to have a look at the new opinion issued by the chief of federal district |
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