Ex-Prosecutor: Trump Admin Using 'Every Excuse Other Than My Dog Ate It'

McQuade: Courts Growing Frustrated With Trump’s Legal Strategy

Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said this week that the courts are showing growing frustration with legal arguments and procedural maneuvers from Donald Trump and his allies. The White House / Wikimedia

Former U.S. Attorney Discusses Immigration Case on MSNBC

Appearing on MSNBC with host Ali Velshi, McQuade discussed recent legal developments, including a Supreme Court ruling that blocked a Trump administration effort to deport more immigrants. United States Department of Justice / Wikimedia

McQuade Critiques Trump Admin’s Legal Strategy: “They’re Dancing with Two Left Feet”

Commenting on the administration's legal approach, McQuade said, "If they’re dancing, Ali, they’re dancing with two left feet." ajay_suresh / Wikimedia

Trump Legal Team’s Argument on Immigrant Release Called “Outrageous”

"The most outrageous argument I think they made in the past week was arguing that when the court ordered that the government facilitate his [Kilmar Abrego Garcia's] release from custody in an El Salvador prison all that mean was if he should somehow find his way to the border of the United States, the United States should let. him in, There is no way that that's what the court meant when it said 'facilitate' his release from custody in El Salvador," McQuade stated. The White House / Wikimedia

McQuade: DOJ Using “Every Excuse Other Than My Dog Ate It”

She further addressed the administration’s legal strategy. “This is a complete denial of the constitutional right to due process and so you’re right, so far they seem to be, you know, using every excuse other than my dog ate it,” she added. “But at some point they’re going to get called on the carpet and the question will be whether they say they get to do it anyway.” KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA / Pexels