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As discussed in the video, here's the passage in DOJ's criminal complaint where the case falls apart.

As I discussed on CNN, it points to a criminal complaint that's not designed to have the charges stick.

Instead, DOJ's actions look designed to create a (false) public narrative about judges.

This feels so satisfying to watch

Yes, I messed this part up; he was arrested in front of his son but not at home.

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TIMELINE ABREGO GARCIA GANG ALLEGATIONS - SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION. 2011-2019: Entry and Early Life: Kilmar Abrego Garcia flees El Salvador to the US at age 16, after M-18 gang members extort his family and threaten to kill him and rape his sisters if they didn’t keep paying. He moves in with his US citizen brother in Maryland and lives there without trouble for years. March 28, 2019: PGPD Arrest. Kilmar is arrested for loitering outside Home Depot while looking for day labor. A Prince Georges County PD detective grills him about whether he’s a gang member. He denies any involvement. Four hours later, he is transferred to ICE custody, without PGPD charging him for any offense. April 2019: ICE Allegations: At a bond hearing, ICE claims Kilmar is part of MS-13. They submit one piece of evidence: a “Gang Field Interview Sheet” (GFIS) filled out by the PGPD detective that claims Kilmar is part of MS-13. The GFIS says (1) he was wearing Chicago Bulls gear, and (2) a “confidential informant” allegedly claimed that Kilmar was a ranking member of the “Westerns” clique, which is in Long Island, a place he has never lived in.

Summer 2019: Investigation: Kilmar’s lawyers reach out to PGPD to investigate these claims. They find out that (1) the police did not even file an incident report about his arrest, and (2) the detective that filled out the GFIS has been suspended for an unknown reason. August 2019: IJ Decision: At his final bond hearing, ICE declines to offer any evidence of gang membership other than what’s in the GFIS. The IJ denies bond, finding that the GFIS is sufficient proof of membership at this time, despite noting its obvious flaws. Kilmar appeals this decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals. October 2019: Withholding Win: The immigration judge rules that Kilmar is ineligible for asylum because he filed the application too late. But the judge does grant “withholding of removal,” finding that it was “more likely than not” that he would be subject to persecution if deported to El Salvador. A removal order is issued, but with a restriction that the one country he cannot be deported to is El Salvador.

December 2019: BIA Decision: Kilmar appeals the bond decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The appeals board declines to find “clear error” in the immigration judge’s decision to rely on the GFIS document. However, he is released anyway because he had won withholding of removal. 2019-2025: Normal Life: Kilmar lives a normal life in Maryland with his U.S. citizen wife, their biological son, and his two stepchildren. With his work permit, he gets a job as a sheet metal worker, joins a union, and raises his family in a DC suburb. He doesn’t get into any trouble with the law. March 2025: Sent to CECOT: On March 12, 2025, ICE comes to Kilmar’s home and arrests him in front of his children. Three days later he’s transferred to Texas, where, thanks to an “administrative error,” he is put on a plane to El Salvador and sent to CECOT

Since the Trump admin continues to claim Mr. Abrego Garcia is a gang member, I thought I'd take the time to put together a timeline, based on all the documents filed in court, which lays out all the "evidence" the government has ever offered.

As you'll find out, there's very little "there" there!

White House Ends a Regular Reporting Slot for Independent Newswires The move, which affects The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and Reuters, is another effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over the press corps that covers it.

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would no longer reserve a regular slot in the presidential press pool for three independent newswires that have participated for decades, including The Associated Press.

I think it's more effective to call for the justices to change their ways rather than to call for them to resign.

Does "facilitate his release from custody in El Salvador" mean he needs to be sent back here, or just released from the prison?

If they resign, they will be replaced by even more extreme justices...

Please make this stop

Headlines getting it wrong:

Supreme Court ruled Trump administration must facilitate Maryland man's return

Actual SCOTUS (much stronger) ruling:

Trump administration must "facilitate Abrego Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador"

Mistake persists in reporting today.

Pete Hegseth, three days ago:

"Under the previous administration we looked like fools. Not anymore.”

Carve it into his career headstone.

A picture of Vladimir Putin holding his phone

“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”

That nice old guy Lloyd Austin never sent war plans over Signal.

And Kamala Harris was never caught smack talking Biden in a group chat either.

Just sayin’.

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I mean very obviously Hegseth should resign, and if it were a Democratic administration this would be quickly be a consensus position.

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JD Vance Almost KILLED His Family Member. Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/americam...

I still remember how when he was talking about the Ukraine minerals deal he kept saying "raw earth" instead of "rare earth" 😂

Woman with Arizona ties named Trump's 'pardon czar.' What Alice Marie Johnson has planned "This is my mission — to really give voice to the voiceless ... to help those who are unseen to be seen," said Alice Marie Johnson.

Alice Marie Johnson, President Trump's new "Pardon Czar," told me she's excited to help others in need of a second chance like she was:

"Those who are in this criminal justice reform arena should be rejoicing because now they have one of their own there." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Love to hear it.

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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there

Senate learns of new allegations against Hegseth The Defense secretary nominee's former sister-in-law, in an affidavit, said she witnessed his drunken aggression and that his second wife worried about her safety.

Senate learns of new allegations against Pete Hegseth:

The Defense Secretary nominee’s former sister-in-law, in an affidavit, said she witnessed his drunken aggression and that his second wife worried about her safety.

South Korea Plane Crash Kills Dozens at Muan Airport: Live Updates The passenger plane was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. The flight came from Bangkok and was carrying 181 people.

Breaking News: Nearly all of the 181 people on the Jeju Air plane that crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea have been presumed dead, officials said. Follow live updates.

MAGA is big mad that Rep. DeLauro said we need "to fund the use of female crash test dummies for road equity.”

Women are more likely to be injured or killed in car crashes than men, and the current crash test dummies are not designed to represent the female body.

MAGA brain rot is strong. 🤦‍♀️

Good one.

Why do so many Fox co-workers say Pete Hegseth had a problem with drinking on the job? I can’t imagine.

something something free speech absolutism

My bipartisan legislation to recognize the Bald Eagle as our national bird just passed Congress and is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law! 🦅