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Trump says "I don't know, I'm not a lawyer" when asked if everyone is entitled to due process​

By Kiki Intarasuwan / CBS News
May 4, 2025 / 10:02 PM EDT / CBS News

President Trump said he doesn't know if everyone in the U.S., citizens or non-citizens, is entitled to due process — the constitutional command stated in both the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendment.

"I don't know. I'm not, I'm not a lawyer. I don't know," Mr. Trump told NBC News' Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press" after she asked him whether he agreed that everyone on U.S. soil is entitled to due process in the court of law.

When asked by Welker in the interview aired Sunday if he thinks he has to uphold the Constitution as president, Mr. Trump also said, "I don't know."

"I have to respond by saying again, and I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said," Mr. Trump said.

His comments come as he discussed the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the El Salvadoran native who is married to a U.S. citizen and was living in Maryland before the Trump administration mistakenly deported him in March. Immigration and Customs Enforcement admitted in a court filing that the deportation of the Baltimore father was an "administrative error" and an "oversight."

Last month, a federal judge and the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia to the U.S., but Abrego Garcia remains in a detention facility in Santa Ana, El Salvador, after spending almost a month at the country's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). ...

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America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before

The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.
apnews.com

Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know'

Trump said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he’s following lawyers’ advice as he tries to execute rapid deportations, arguing that giving immigrants due process is time-consuming.
www.nbcnews.com

Trump on using military force says "I don't see it with Canada," but "something could happen with Greenland."

Mr. Trump has repeatedly vowed to secure U.S. control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, while threatening to make Canada the 51st state.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump says he could 'walk away' from Russia-Ukraine talks, cites 'tremendous hatred' on both sides

President Donald Trump says the US remains committed to achieving peace between Russia and Ukraine, but added that the timeline must improve.
www.foxnews.com

Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leaders

Democrats are looking for the right message and messengers to lead the opposition to President Donald Trump in his second term.
apnews.com

Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz to house "America's most ruthless and violent Offenders"

Alcatraz was a notorious former prison on an island off California that housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone, George "Machine-Gun" Kelly and Alvin Karpis.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

President Trump says the famous island prison off San Francisco is to be reopened to house "ruthless and violent" offenders.
www.bbc.com

Trump blasts Mexico's Sheinbaum for rejecting offer to send US troops into Mexico to fight cartels

President Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected his proposal to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help thwart the illegal drug trade because she is fearful of the country’s powerful cartels.
apnews.com

GOP amps up Trump impeachment talk in midterm battle as party leaders woo Kemp for Senate | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump and GOP leaders are beginning to plot their midterm push to hang onto power amid a shaky political environment, courting key candidates in critical battleground House and Senate races while leaning hard on an issue that could animate the MAGA faithful: impeachment.
www.cnn.com

In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall

Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s suburban New York swing district unloaded a barrage of criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall, peppering him with questions around President Donald Trump’s aggressive agenda before devolving into a chaotic chorus of boos as attendees were removed by
apnews.com

Eight men arrested in two separate anti-terror operations, Met police says

Seven of the men arrested at various addresses across England are Iranian nationals, police say.
www.bbc.com

Trump says he will not drop tariffs to get China to negotiating table

President Donald Trump refused China's demand of lowering 145% tariffs to get Beijing to the negotiating table, saying levies could come down eventually.
www.foxnews.com

Zelenskyy says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire could be put in place at any moment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a ceasefire with Russia in its more than three-year-old war was possible at any moment.
www.usatoday.com

Former Vice President Pence defends Constitution after getting Profile in Courage Award

Former Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly defended the Constitution after receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.
apnews.com

Trump announces he will impose 100% tariffs on movies produced outside the U.S.

President Trump on Sunday announced movies as his latest target for tariffs because the U.S. movie industry "is DYING a very fast death."
www.cbsnews.com

Trump to tap new national security advisor in 6 months; calls Waltz move ‘upgrade’

President Trump spoke to reporters from Air Force One Sunday night, answering questions from the national security advisor to an offer to send troops to Mexico to fight cartels.
www.foxnews.com
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Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, told Fox News Digital this week that he remains confident there will be a sunset to the trend of nationwide injunctions by federal judges whose rulings reverberate far beyond their judicial districts.

"Universal injunctions are an unconstitutional abuse of judicial power," Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Fox News Digital.

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EXCLUSIVE: Cornyn bringing bill to enshrine Trump EO renaming refuge after Jocelyn Nungaray into law

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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is planning to introduce a bill that would enshrine into law President Donald Trump's executive order to rename a national park after a 12-year-old Houston girl allegedly killed by two illegal immigrants.

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Real ID is about to go into effect. Here's how it may impact voting

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Trump's Truth Social post Sunday night called tax incentives offered by foreign countries "a national security threat."
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene airs frustrations, warns that she represents a 'not happy' Republican base

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Trump's 16th week in office to include WH meeting with Canada, ongoing trade negotiations

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Trump says Mexican president is afraid of cartels after she rejected his offer to send US troops to Mexico

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Israel security cabinet approves plan to expand Gaza offensive

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