Trump's DOJ Lawyers Creep Closer to Contempt of Court

Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In the ongoing litigation over whether the Trump administration violated Judge James Boasberg's order to turn around planes which were carrying Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador - DOJ attorneys are now refusing to provide additional information about who was deported and when the planes took off and landed. Those attorneys are claiming that such information can't be disclosed under the "state secrets" doctrine. Glenn takes on the contention that the information being sought by Judge Boasberg to determine if the Trump administration violated his orders and should be held in contempt - can't safely be disclosed to the judge, who, incidentally, is also the Chief Judge of the U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court. Could it be that the real reason the Trump administration won't provide this basic information to the judge is because it will prove that they violated the judge's order?

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0:00.0	It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirshner.
0:15.5	Donald Trump's dirty DOJ officials are creeping closer and closer to being held in contempt of court.
0:22.2	Glenn talks about that next on Justice Matters.
0:26.2	These are difficult times, and if you believe in justice, progress, and democracy,
0:31.1	the news you read and listen to can be pretty depressing.
0:34.1	And that's why there's a new podcast called Good News for Lefties and America.
0:38.7	Every day it features positive news stories for progressive listeners, because no matter how
0:43.5	disturbing the headlines might be, there's always hope we can build on for a better tomorrow.
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1:01.4	Hey all, Glenn Kirchner here. So friends, Donald Trump's DOJ attorneys are playing a dangerous
1:09.3	game of chicken, which they ultimately will lose if they keep playing
1:15.2	games with the chief judge of D.C. federal district court, Judge James Bosberg.
1:23.1	Let's start with the new reporting. This from CBS News.
1:28.9	Headline, Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case.
1:36.1	And that article begins.
1:37.3	The Trump administration invoked a state secrets privilege Monday and refused to give a federal judge any additional information
1:46.9	about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under war authorities.
1:56.2	U.S. District Judge James Bosberg is weighing whether the government defied his order to turn around planes
2:03.0	carrying migrants after he blocked deportation of people alleged to be gang members without due process.
2:12.8	It's a case that has become a flashpoint in the rising tension between the administration and the
2:18.8	federal courts.
2:21.0	Bozberg, the Chief Judge of the Federal District Court in Washington, has asked for details
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