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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Way Too Early 4/16/25

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

MS NOW, Ali Vitali

Washington, Congress, Msnbc, Elections, Government, News, President, Politics, Versant, Ms Now, 2018, Issues, Versant Media, Analysis, Senate, Sunday

4.5538 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Judge weighs contempt proceedings against Trump administration

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0:00.0

It's enough.

0:02.0

My family can't be robbed from another day without seeing Kilmar.

0:09.0

This administration has already taken so much from my children's, from Kilmar's mother,

0:17.0

brother, sisters, and me.

0:23.3

That was the wife of Kilmara Brago-Garcia yesterday,

0:26.6

demanding that her husband be returned to the United States.

0:30.1

Those comments came before the judge in his deportation case,

0:33.0

gave new orders to the Trump administration.

0:35.5

The question is, will the administration actually comply?

0:39.5

Also ahead, more Republican lawmakers are facing angry crowds at their town halls, including a chaotic

0:45.6

scene last night in Georgia. The question is, will this hostility create any distance between

0:50.7

the GOP and President Trump? Plus, we'll dig into new reporting on how Trump's trade war with China is impacting negotiations for the sale of TikTok.

0:59.9

The question is, will Beijing use the app's popularity as leverage?

1:03.9

It's way too early for this.

1:20.2

Thank you. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that spends too much time on its phone as it is, frankly.

1:25.0

I'm Ali Vitale on this Wednesday, April 16th, and we'll start with the news.

1:30.9

We begin with the U.S. District Judge Paula Zennis, who's overseeing Kilmar-Abrego-Garcia's case.

1:37.0

She's now weighing contempt proceedings against the Trump administration for failing to act in returning him home.

1:45.0

During a hearing yesterday, Zennis scolded Justice Department officials for doing nothing to facilitate Abrago-Garcia's release from El Salvador's notorious prison, telling them to cancel vacations and other appointments in order to comply

1:50.0

with a two-week inquiry into the matter. She added, there will be no tolerance for gamesmanship

1:54.8

or grandstanding. In an eight-page written order, Zenist said four senior officials from Homeland

2:00.2

Security and the

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