Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
4 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
70/100
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A federal appeals court weighed on Tuesday whether to allow U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to move forward with a criminal contempt inquiry into Trump administration officials over last year’s deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador, as Justice Department lawyers allege the judge’s investigation is “unlawful.”
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investigation → weigh → Salvador
Boasberg, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, has been a thorn in the Trump administration’s side by issuing multiple adverse rulings against the president.
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Boasberg → issue → president
He previously found probable cause to hold government officials in contempt for allegedly violating an order to halt the deportation of a group of Venezuelans being flown to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
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He → find → Salvador
The federal judge had sought to determine which officials had allegedly violated his order, even examining then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, through additional fact-finding but was shut down by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit earlier this year.
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officials → seek → Circuit
The full bench of the D.C. Circuit elected to review the case, setting up Tuesday’s lengthy arguments over whether to allow Boasberg’s inquiry to move forward.
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inquiry → elect → arguments
The D.C. Circuit has a 7-4 majority of Democrat-appointed judges, including four judges appointed by Obama, three appointed by President Donald Trump, three appointed by former President Joe Biden, and one appointed by former President George H.W. Bush.
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Circuit → have → Bush
DOJ lawyer Brett Shumate declared Boasberg’s inquiry was “unlawful, unnecessary, and futile,” and that he crossed the line by trying to do the work of a prosecutor through his investigation.
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he → declare → investigation
“The district court is investigating criminal contempt, and in our system of government, district judges do not investigate or prosecute crimes.
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judges → investigate → crimes
That’s a role for a prosecutor, and so the purpose of the investigation at this point is no longer, ‘Let’s figure out who the decision-maker was.’
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maker → ’ → point
It is now, ‘Let’s probe the mental state of of senior government officials,'” Shumate said, alleging Boasberg has gone beyond his authority by digging into internal executive branch decision-making.
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Boasberg → probe → making
The panel of 11 U.S. circuit judges that heard Tuesday’s arguments grilled Shumate over his bid to quash Boasberg’s inquiry, questioning why Boasberg could not continue gathering information before determining if he wanted to make a criminal referral for contempt.
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he → hear → contempt
One of the judges on the panel questioned Shumate’s assertion that the separation of powers dictate that judges should “refer the matter to a prosecutor to further investigate,” specifically with how orders from judges can be enforced against the government if the courts cannot investigate contempt.
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courts → question → contempt
Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union urged the D.C. Circuit to keep alive Boasberg’s contempt inquiry, discussing the harm the deportations did to their illegal immigrant clients.
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deportations → urge → clients
A majority on the full appeals court appeared likely to allow Boasberg’s contempt inquiry to go forward but did not give any firm indication on how they would rule.
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they → appear → indication
The D.C. Circuit also did not give a timeline for a ruling, but a decision is expected in the coming months.
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decision → give → months
The eventual ruling by the federal appeals court can be appealed to the Supreme Court.
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ruling → appeal → Court
The Supreme Court previously vacated the underlying order that Boasberg claims officials violated, leading to his contempt inquiry.
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officials → vacate → inquiry
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