Prosecutor says he knew charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia would likely be seen as vindictive
Source: NBC News
Feb. 26, 2026, 10:00 AM EST / Updated Feb. 26, 2026, 4:19 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal prosecutor testified Thursday that he knew an indictment he brought against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last year, would most likely be viewed by the public as “vindictive” and “selective.”
“I knew we were maybe going to be in a courtroom like this,” McGuire told U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw about his decision to bring the human smuggling charges against Abrego. “I wanted to be the person in this chair, and not any of my colleagues.”
Attorneys for Abrego appeared before Crenshaw in Tennessee on Thursday to argue that the human smuggling charges should be thrown out. Crenshaw did not rule from the bench and has asked to hear more on the issue.
Abrego and his attorneys claim the criminal prosecution is vindictive, pushed by officials from the Trump administration to punish him after they were forced to bring him back to the U.S.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kilmar-abrego-garcia-asks-us-judge-tennessee-dismiss-criminal-case-say-rcna260794
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A person bring charges against a wrongful tranche of charges brought by the government?
There’s a good reason for that. What BS excuse have you invented as an alternative explanation, counselor?
