Trump Appears Unaware Supreme Court Ruled 9-0 Against Him: 'That's Not What My People Told Me'
Source: MEDIAite
Apr 25th, 2025, 10:27 am
President Donald Trump claims his lawyers have told him that the Supreme Courts ruling on Kilmar Abrego Garcia does not mean he needs to bring back the man accidentally deported to an El Salvador megaprison. In an interview with TIME, the president was asked about the Supreme Courts 9-0 order telling the administration to effectuate Garcias return.
The administration has maintained that Garcia is an MS-13 gang member despite no prior convictions and their admission that he was sent to El Salvador by mistake. Asked if hes disobeying the Supreme Court, Trump said, Thats not what my people told me they didnt say it was, they said it was the nine to nothing was entirely different.
The ruling orders the government to facilitate and effectuate the return of [Abrego Garcia] to the United States by no later than 11:59 PM on Monday, April 7.
I leave that to my lawyers, Trump said when asked if he is actively facilitating Garcias return. I give them no instructions. They feel that the order said something very much different from what youre saying. But I leave that to my lawyers. If they want and that would be Attorney General of the United States and the people that represent the country. I dont make that decision.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/news/thats-not-what-my-people-told-me-trump-defends-defying-9-0-supreme-court-ruling-ordering-kilmar-garcia-returned/

Snarkoleptic
(6,124 posts)n/t
bluestarone
(19,707 posts)
MLWR
(300 posts)In the first case before them, "The Supreme Court has unanimously ordered the Trump administration to facilitate Abrego Garcias release from custody so that he can have a hearing." --The Hill
In the second case before them, Thomas and Alito dissented.
bluestarone
(19,707 posts)That's my opinion only though. (if the real truth was known)
onenote
(45,179 posts)If they didn't state on the record that they dissent, then the default is that they didn't dissent.
bluestarone
(19,707 posts)In my eyes NO WAY these TWO in their minds didn't DISSENT.
unblock
(55,054 posts)Seems like a definition of tyranny, if not also a few other mental illnesses....
Irish_Dem
(69,082 posts)And the courts are supposed to look the other way.
Martin68
(25,614 posts)EYESORE 9001
(28,172 posts)See what they tell the apricot hellbeast then
Doodley
(10,827 posts)I've got people working on that. The lawyers are dealing with that. Nobody told me that. I've got two guys working on that. We are working on that right now. We will have something tremendous in two months. It's a scratched record of BS.
Amaryllis
(10,306 posts)republianmushroom
(19,690 posts)pandr32
(12,909 posts)
Initech
(104,624 posts)Stephen Miller and Alex Jones are very likely suspects.
Amaryllis
(10,306 posts)their favor. and he said it more than once.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stephen-miller-egregiously-misrepresented-a-supreme-court-order-while-trump-nodded-along/ar-AA1CYthz
If you find a recording of the meeting you will hear it.
Initech
(104,624 posts)
chowder66
(10,478 posts)But he personally doesn't fire anyone so there's that.
FakeNoose
(37,242 posts)He lies and he keeps on lying, and he never stops. He believes that if enough people hear his lies, and if they hear it often enough, they'll start believing him.
Then "poof" ... it's no longer a lie .. it's the "new truth."
onenote
(45,179 posts)In suggests that the 9-0 Supreme Court ruling ordered the government to "facilitate and effectuate the return of [Abrego Garcia] to the United States by no later than 11:59 PM on Monday, April 7. But that's what the district court originally ordered. That deadline initially was stayed by the Supreme Court, which then ruled 9-0 that the district court should clarify its order, stating as follows:
... the deadline in the challenged order is no longer effective. The rest of the District Courts order remains in effect but requires clarification on remand. The order properly requires the Government to facilitate Abrego Garcias release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador. The intended scope of the term effectuate in the District Courts order is, however, unclear, and may exceed the District Courts authority. The District Court should clarify its directive, with due regard for the deference owed to the Executive Branch in the conduct of foreign affairs. For its part, the Government should be prepared to share what it can con- cerning the steps it has taken and the prospect of further steps."
I have no doubt that Trump has been misinformed about what the Court ruled, or is incapable of understanding it. But that doesn't excuse Mediaite misrepresenting the Court's decision.
Buddyzbuddy
(776 posts)I'm powerless so I can't be in trouble. This from the guy that told his lawyers what to say and write during the trial that made him a FELON. BTW, again, "I leave that to my lawyers"? Does he mean the United States Of America's Justice Dept.? Or, the Lawyers that lost the State of New York's criminal case against him that resulted in him being found guilty of felony charges and becoming a FELON.
Safe as Milk
(100 posts)The proper judicial ruling, IMO, would be to call the lawyers before the bench and strip them of their license to practice. Donny's word can be taken as fact in this regard. Let the attorneys find jobs at Wal-Mart.
twodogsbarking
(13,496 posts)That's not, well, loyal.
Karasu
(1,036 posts)Only the best people, don't you know.
They can't even do fascism properly.
twodogsbarking
(13,496 posts)Hieronymus Phact
(588 posts)Reportedly, that's all he watches.
Martin Eden
(14,206 posts)THEY are not immune from arrest and indictment.