In a hearing Thursday, the judge pressed a Department of Justice lawyer on why the administration moved forward with the flights after his court ordered them halted.
Carolyn Van Houten/AP
D.C.’s chief judge on Thursday indicated he may find that the Trump administration rushed Venezuelans onto planes bound for a Salvadoran prison last month in a way meant specifically to avoid court intervention mid-operation.
Now the question is who, if anyone, at the White House put together the operation and kept it pushing forward — even as a federal judge tried to block it.
Sworn declarations and court testimony from top Trump officials could soon be underway.
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