Megyn Kelly Clashes With Democrat Attorney On Whether Courts May ‘Decide Political Questions’

SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly clashed with Democrat Florida State Attorney Dave Aronberg on her show Friday over whether a D.C. federal judge can “decide political questions” regarding President Donald Trump.

Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 28 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg’s temporary halt on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. While discussing the case on “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Aronberg defended Boasberg’s decision, prompting Kelly to push back and question the judge’s authority.

“OK, but Dave, how is it that the federal district courts are allowed, in the argument of the ACLU, to decide whether there’s been an incursion, a predatory incursion, by a foreign government?” Kelly asked. “How are they better positioned to determine that than the commander-in-chief and the sitting president of the United States?”

“Well, they’re entitled to interpret the Alien Enemies Act, and here the judge is saying there’s not been a declaration of war, and so this act does not apply, does not give the executive branch the authority to make these decisions — ” Aronberg said before Kelly jumped in.

On March 15, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, allowing officials to make immediate arrests and removals of gang members. The same day the order was invoked, however, Boasberg filed to halt deportations as the Trump administration announced the removal of more than 200 gang members to El Salvador.