Klepper on Trump Admin. Ignoring Judge’s Order: ‘Not the First Time’ Trump ‘Defended Himself’ Saying ‘Oral Doesn’t Count’

KLEPPER Now one of ░░░░░░░░ s big promises for ░░░░░░░░ second term was deporting ░░░░░░░░ immigrants from America And ░░░░░░░░ often mentioned one violent ░░░░░░░░ in particular Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Tren De Aragua Remove ░░░░░░░░ savage gang Tren De ░░░░░░░░ Tren De Aragua Tren ░░░░░░░░ Arguay Clip ends KLEPPER ░░░░░░░░ De Aragua You know ░░░░░░░░ members of that gang ░░░░░░░░ like Is that us ░░░░░░░░ s talking about Trump ░░░░░░░░ like my grandfather ordering ░░░░░░░░ I ll take the ░░░░░░░░ Buenos nachos And over ░░░░░░░░ weekend Trump announced he ░░░░░░░░ deporting hundreds of these ░░░░░░░░ Venezuelan gang members all ░░░░░░░░ way back to El ░░░░░░░░ So close enough And ░░░░░░░░ course these suspected gang ░░░░░░░░ would be afforded a ░░░░░░░░ legal procedure including a ░░░░░░░░ the presentation of evidence ░░░░░░░░ all the rights of ░░░░░░░░ process I m just ░░░░░░░░ with you He did ░░░░░░░░ Trump Clip starts Reporter ░░░░░░░░ over The administration invoking ░░░░░░░░ obscure law the Aliens ░░░░░░░░ Act of 1798 which ░░░░░░░░ the government to deport ░░░░░░░░ with little to no ░░░░░░░░ process and was last ░░░░░░░░ to round up Japanese ░░░░░░░░ during World War II ░░░░░░░░ ends KLEPPER Last used ░░░░░░░░ round up Japanese Americans ░░░░░░░░ World War II Why ░░░░░░░░ Trump always have to ░░░░░░░░ the oldest most racist ░░░░░░░░ to do what he ░░░░░░░░ to do I m ░░░░░░░░ taxes under the authority ░░░░░░░░ the It s Okay ░░░░░░░░ Drown the Italians Law ░░░░░░░░ 1863 It s not ░░░░░░░░ that it s archaic ░░░░░░░░ that law has some ░░░░░░░░ problems One is that ░░░░░░░░ you re deporting gang ░░░░░░░░ but there s no ░░░░░░░░ process then you don ░░░░░░░░ really know if you ░░░░░░░░ deporting gang members You ░░░░░░░░ just deporting people who ░░░░░░░░ think look like gang ░░░░░░░░ And if you start ░░░░░░░░ every shady looking guy ░░░░░░░░ questionable tattoos who s ░░░░░░░░ to go to Jets ░░░░░░░░ But I m sure ░░░░░░░░ Trump has the cultural ░░░░░░░░ to carefully discern who ░░░░░░░░ a member of what ░░░░░░░░ that gang again Clip ░░░░░░░░ Trump Tren Di Arguay ░░░░░░░░ ends KLEPPER Yeah you ░░░░░░░░ are bleep There s ░░░░░░░░ problem with invoking this ░░░░░░░░ which is that it ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be used ░░░░░░░░ wartime So to make ░░░░░░░░ work Trump had to ░░░░░░░░ that we re at ░░░░░░░░ with Venezuela which we ░░░░░░░░ not Not to mention ░░░░░░░░ pretend war is an ░░░░░░░░ complicated concept to throw ░░░░░░░░ the secretary of defense ░░░░░░░░ St Patrick s Day ░░░░░░░░ and Applause So bottom ░░░░░░░░ here there s a ░░░░░░░░ of legal questions up ░░░░░░░░ the air So on ░░░░░░░░ a federal judge decided ░░░░░░░░ pump the brakes Clip ░░░░░░░░ Reporter voice over That ░░░░░░░░ judge in an emergency ░░░░░░░░ Saturday ordered any plane ░░░░░░░░ these folks that is ░░░░░░░░ to take off or ░░░░░░░░ in the air needs ░░░░░░░░ be returned to the ░░░░░░░░ States adding This is ░░░░░░░░ that you need to ░░░░░░░░ sure is complied with ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends KLEPPER Well ░░░░░░░░ was a good try ░░░░░░░░ but the judge has ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ the system works So ░░░░░░░░ brought the Venezuelans back ░░░░░░░░ them due process did ░░░░░░░░ whole Constitution thing I ░░░░░░░░ bleep with you again ░░░░░░░░ ignored the judge Clip ░░░░░░░░ Reporter The administration made ░░░░░░░░ calculated decision to ignore ░░░░░░░░ federal judge s directive ░░░░░░░░ turn the flights around ░░░░░░░░ ends KLEPPER My God ░░░░░░░░ you had told me ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump would trigger ░░░░░░░░ constitutional crisis just seven ░░░░░░░░ into his term I ░░░░░░░░ have said that is ░░░░░░░░ lot later than I ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Applause Donald showed ░░░░░░░░ lot of restraint I ░░░░░░░░ Trump s really becoming ░░░░░░░░ Of course the administration ░░░░░░░░ t just come out ░░░░░░░░ say We don t ░░░░░░░░ to judges from now ░░░░░░░░ They had the respect ░░░░░░░░ the judicial Branch to ░░░░░░░░ up with some bullsh ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Reporter voice ░░░░░░░░ the White House argued ░░░░░░░░ Boasberg s written order ░░░░░░░░ issued when the planes ░░░░░░░░ already midair and that ░░░░░░░░ verbal order some 40 ░░░░░░░░ earlier did not count ░░░░░░░░ ends KLEPPER It didn ░░░░░░░░ count Is that how ░░░░░░░░ work You have to ░░░░░░░░ it in writing you ░░░░░░░░ t just say it ░░░░░░░░ this is definitely not ░░░░░░░░ first time that Trump ░░░░░░░░ defended himself by arguing ░░░░░░░░ Oral doesn’t count.’”