President Donald Trump expressed confidence over the weekend about the U.S. Department of Justice‘s case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the mistakenly deported migrant who is now facing federal charges of human smuggling.
In a phone call on Saturday with NBC News, Trump said the case, which includes two federal criminal counts for allegedly transporting illegal migrants within the United States, should be a “very easy” one to win.
“It should be a very easy case,” the president said.
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Trump also revealed the decision from U.S. authorities to send Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. from El Salvador, where he was previously imprisoned, to face federal charges was not one he made, though he signaled that he is “fine” with the DOJ’s move.
“That wasn’t my decision,” the
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