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
(6,209 posts)n/t
bluestarone
(21,057 posts)MLWR
(746 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
(21,057 posts)That's my opinion only though. (if the real truth was known)
onenote
(45,963 posts)If they didn't state on the record that they dissent, then the default is that they didn't dissent.
bluestarone
(21,057 posts)In my eyes NO WAY these TWO in their minds didn't DISSENT.
unblock
(55,859 posts)Seems like a definition of tyranny, if not also a few other mental illnesses....
Irish_Dem
(79,367 posts)And the courts are supposed to look the other way.
Martin68
(26,940 posts)EYESORE 9001
(29,421 posts)See what they tell the apricot hellbeast then
Doodley
(11,573 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
(10,926 posts)republianmushroom
(22,122 posts)pandr32
(13,737 posts)Initech
(107,241 posts)Stephen Miller and Alex Jones are very likely suspects.
Amaryllis
(10,926 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
(107,241 posts)chowder66
(11,759 posts)But he personally doesn't fire anyone so there's that.
FakeNoose
(39,998 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
(45,963 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
(2,049 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
(194 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
(17,476 posts)That's not, well, loyal.
Karasu
(2,003 posts)Only the best people, don't you know.
They can't even do fascism properly.
twodogsbarking
(17,476 posts)Hieronymus Phact
(717 posts)Reportedly, that's all he watches.
Martin Eden
(15,314 posts)THEY are not immune from arrest and indictment.