A legal expert relished how Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche got a high-profile case thrown out because of his own words.
Glenn Kirschner spoke on Friday about the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case that was thrown out earlier in the day by U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw because it was deemed a “vindictive” prosecution.
“The judge made a special point talking about how Todd Blanche, this is going to be my characterization, said the vindictive part out loud,” Kirschner said. “The phrase, ‘hoisted on your own petard,’ is what comes to mind.”
Abrego Garcia is a Salvadoran immigrant deported by the Trump administration despite a court order blocking his removal. He successfully challenged his deportation in court multiple times. Kirschner found it “delicious” that Blanche made that easier.
“Todd Blanche seems to open his mouth only to change feet these days. He’s always putting a foot in his mouth,” Kirschner said. “Todd Blanche running his mouth is part of the downfall of the Trump administration’s attempt to unlawfully and unconstitutionally go after Trump’s perceived enemies.”
Kirschner brought up a line from the judge’s ruling, saying, “The evidence before this court sadly reflects an abuse of prosecuting power.”
For Kirschner, “that will be sort of Todd Blanche’s tagline: an abuse of prosecutorial power.”
Judge Dismisses Abrego Garcia’s criminal case: a conversation with Adam Klasfeld by Glenn Kirschner
A recording from Glenn Kirschner’s live video
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