The Daily Signal - Trump/Judge Fight over Venezuelan Gangs, Middle East Erupts, Trump & Putin to Talk | March 18, 2025

Starting point is 00:00:00 The fight between the Trump administration and a D.C. federal judge over Venezuelan gang members heats up. The ceasefire between Israel and Tammas is over. His fighting resumes in Gaza. Trump is set to confer with Vladimir Putin as Ukraine faces a serious defeat in Kursk. I'm Tony Kinnett from the Daily Signals, Tony Kinnettcast, syndicated nationally at 7 p.m. Eastern. It is Tuesday, March 18, 2025. This is the Daily Signals' top news in 10. Chief Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointed federal judge in Washington, D.C. tried to freeze the Trump administration's removal of Venezuelan and Mexican gang members

Starting point is 00:00:39 to El Salvador prisons over the weekend via a verbal order and a written order that said different things. The Trump administration didn't order flights directly in the air and over international waters to turn around at the judge's request. And the Trump administration used the Alien Enemy's Act of 17. to remove the foreign nationals, which were considered an active security threat from the country, given that they were members of the Mexican drug cartels, as well as the Venezuelan gang, Trend de Aragua. In a hearing yesterday, Boasburg demanded information on the location and the number of flights removing the gang and cartel members. Trump's Department of Justice responded, no, citing the judge's lack of authority under Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution,

Starting point is 00:01:24 as well as significant national security concerns. Boasburg argued that he had authority to freeze in reverse Trump's actions and that the DOJ couldn't withhold information from him. Attorney General Pam Bondi responded to Boisberg later that afternoon via a written statement saying the court lacked jurisdiction to interfere with Trump's national security and foreign affairs authority. She also stated that Trump's role as the commander in chief was, quote, not subject to judicial review or intervention, end quote. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller argued with CNN's Casey Hunt over the legalist. and the constitutionality of the situation. So you called the judge's order just earlier today, quote, patently unlawful, end quote, and said that it was an assault on democracy itself.

Starting point is 00:02:10 Does that mean that the administration is ignoring this order? And might you ignore future court orders that meet the criteria you laid out? The president of the United States and his administration reserve all rights under the constitution, to conduct national security operations in defense of the United States. The Alien Enemies Act, which was passed into law by the founding generation of these countries, men like John Adams, was written explicitly to give the president the authority to repel an alien invasion of the United States. That is not something that a district court judge has any authority whatsoever to interfere with,

Starting point is 00:02:56 to enjoin, to restrict, or to restrain any way. You can read the law yourself. There's now one clause in that law that makes it subject to judicial review, let alone district court review. So, Stephen, when you say that this person has no authority at all, this is how our system works. It starts with these judges and then continues up. At what point does it become, in your view, legal for the justice system to be looking at this and making a judgment and I fail to see how there's any other way, but to start with where we're starting here before you get to eventually the Supreme Court. Well, so first of all, there's a term in law

Starting point is 00:03:37 justiciable. This is not justiciable. In other words, this is not subject to judicial remedy. When the president is exercising his Article 2 powers to defend the country against an invasion or to repel a foreign terrorist that is unlawfully in the country, he's exercising his core Article 2 powers as commander-in-chief. Is Venezuela invading the U.S.? This is a very important point. This is a Title 50 authority. It's a commander-in-chief authority.

Starting point is 00:04:04 So just to ask you a simple question, you talk about how the system works. Does a district court judge have the right to direct or enjoin troop movements overseas? Yes or no. Well, Stephen, my question, if you could answer my question first, is Venezuela invading our country in a way that would...

Starting point is 00:04:23 TDA, so I'll answer yours and you'll answer your mind. Under the terms of the statute, Train de Iroagua is an alien enemy force that has come here as detailed at length in the proclamation at the direction of the Venezuelan government. The statute says that a president has the ability to repel an invasion or predatory incursion that is directed by a foreign government. At Desjardin, we speak business. We speak startup funding and comprehensive game plans.

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Starting point is 00:05:21 Borders'R Tom Holman responded to his assistant. sentiment currently common on the political left about why the President of the United States would enforce a law from 1798 by referencing a set of laws nine years younger. You say to those who claim you're using a 200-year-old law to circumvent you process. An old law? Not as old as the Constitution. We still pay attention that, don't we? But some would say this is a...

Starting point is 00:05:43 President Trump also answered questions about his use of the Alien Enemies Act to remove certain gang members from the country on Air Force One yesterday. Criticism that the Alien Enemies Act has only been in both three other times. They were all during times of war. So you feel that you're using it appropriately right now? Well, this is a time of war because Biden allowed millions of people, many of them, criminals, many of them at the highest level. They emptied jails out other nations, emptied their jails into the United States.

Starting point is 00:06:13 It's an invasion. And these are criminals, many, many criminals, murderers, drug dealers at the highest level. drug lords, people from mental institutions. That's an invasion. They invaded our country. So this isn't, in that sense, if this is war. A very dramatic night in the Middle East as Israel and Hamas have resumed fighting in Gaza. We do not have all of the information yet before us.

Starting point is 00:06:41 There's a lot of rumors swirling around. So we're going to try to provide as many details as we can to you. Make sure that we cite what is and isn't confirmed. and then hopefully provide a little bit more context and something a little less speculative later on the Tony Kinnett cast today. Last night, the Prime Minister's office in Israel stated that the ceasefire was officially over. There have been rumors that Israeli intelligence discovered Hamas plotting another major October 7th style attack. That is as of yet unconfirmed. According to the Associated Press, there are reported strikes in Gaza, in Syria, and in Lebanon.

Starting point is 00:07:17 Of note, Lebanon did send troops to a troops to a different. southern border over the last couple of days after a Hezbollah explosive attack, it's unconfirmed whether this was a rocket, a grenade, or some other explosive device killed Lebanese troops in the area. Here's where things get a little bit tricky. Reuters is currently reporting that there is ballistic missile movement at Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps bases in Iran, and there were different reports from Yemen that several senior IRGC members were eliminated in US attacks on Houthi targets over the weekend. Again, that isn't confirmed yet, but Reuters is currently reporting that there has been significant movement in Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps

Starting point is 00:08:01 bases inside of Iran. Another unconfirmed rumor citing Saudi media claiming that the United States has sunk the Iranian intelligence ship Zagros, which was supposed to be a key boat in its signal intelligence fleet. It's not clear whether this boat was sunk by the United States or if this particular ship is even in operation whatsoever. We haven't been able to find anything about the direct claim that this ship has sunk or that it was the United States that did so. And so we can only really give this the credibility of a rumor at this point. Assuming that the situation in the Middle East doesn't change things too drastically,

Starting point is 00:08:40 President Donald Trump is set to confer later today with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a potential ceasefire and terms surrounding it. between Russia and Ukraine. The situation is a little more difficult as Russia has advanced on its Kersk region, which Ukraine had made significant gains into, and feasibly would have then traded some of that land back for the Donbass and Crimea regions which Russia currently occupies. Trump has stated that, quote,

Starting point is 00:09:08 many elements of a final agreement between the United States and Russia have been agreed to, but much remains. Our White House correspondent Elizabeth Mitchell was able to ask a question to the press secretary Carolyn Levitt yesterday regarding possible actions considered by the Trump administration if the talks don't go as planned. Will President Trump put sanctions on Russia if the talks on Tuesday don't go as hoped? And secondly, have any illegal immigrants self-deported through CBP home yet? To your first question, it's something the president has floated and certainly he's willing to do if necessary. I don't have anything to read out and I would never get ahead of the president on such a

Starting point is 00:09:44 serious decision. To your second question about the CBP Home app, I would have to have to to check in with the Department of Homeland Security, but it's a great question and we're very proud to repurpose this app, which the Biden administration abused to facilitate the mass illegal entry of illegal immigrants into our country. It was like a fast pass at Disneyland. That's not happening under this administration. We are encouraging illegal immigrants to actively self-deport to maybe save themselves from being in one of these fun videos.

Starting point is 00:10:13 There's a lot more to discuss from the swatting and attempted murder of conservative influencers and show hosts to energy prices beginning a steep descent. So before you go, check the description below to make sure you're subscribed to the Tony Kinnett cast and join us tonight at 7 p.m. for these stories and updates on Russia, Ukraine, in the Middle East. I'm Tony Kinnett and this has been The Daily Signals, Top News in 10. Take care.

The Daily Signal - Trump/Judge Fight over Venezuelan Gangs, Middle East Erupts, Trump & Putin to Talk | March 18, 2025

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