Bombshell New Info About Garcia, Boasberg’s Attempted Power Grab, RFK's Autism Fight: AM Update 4/17

Summary

Summary of "Bombshell New Info About Garcia, Boasberg’s Attempted Power Grab, RFK's Autism Fight: AM Update 4/17" – The Megyn Kelly Show

Release Date: April 17, 2025

The April 17, 2025 episode of The Megyn Kelly Show delves into several high-stakes political and social issues, including the controversial case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Judge Boasberg's contentious rulings against the Trump administration, RFK Jr.'s outspoken stance on autism, and revelations from an IRS whistleblower. Host Megyn Kelly facilitates in-depth discussions with experts and affected individuals, providing listeners with a comprehensive overview of these pressing matters.

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1. Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Violent History and Immigration Battle

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, portrayed by Democrats as a sympathized Maryland father entangled in illegal immigration issues, faces mounting scrutiny as new details about his past come to light. Reporter Julie Kelly provides an exclusive breakdown of the case, revealing Garcia's association with the MS-13 gang and his history of domestic violence.

• Domestic Violence Incident

  Caroline Levitt details Garcia's violent behavior towards his wife:

  "He punched and scratched his wife, ripped off her shirt and grabbed and bruised her." [00:09]

• Gang Affiliations and Legal Issues

  Julie Kelly uncovers Garcia's criminal background:

  "One record, a Prince George's County Police gang interview sheet describes Garcia as wearing gang associated clothing including a hoodie with imagery meant to symbolize see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." [03:03]

  Further emphasizing his gang ties, she adds:

  "A reliable informant identifying Mr. Abrego Garcia as an active MS-13 member with the Westerns clique described his rank as Chikayo and his gang name as Chile AG Bondi." [03:03]

• Political Implications

  Julie Kelly criticizes Judge Boasberg for his rulings, suggesting political bias:

  "Judge Boasberg does not care that he was overturned by the Supreme Court. He is only devoted to helping Trump foes and the media." [00:26]

2. Patty Marin’s Heartbreaking Account of Her Daughter’s Murder

In a poignant segment, Patty Marin, mother of Rachel Marin, shares harrowing details about her daughter's tragic death at the hands of an illegal immigrant.

• Graphic Description of the Crime

  Patty Marin recounts the brutal assault:

  "He waited for her to come closer. He dragged her 150ft. He picked her up, he threw her against the wall of the tunnel and he raped her... And then he strangled her because he didn't want her to be able to live to tell the story." [06:21]

• Call to Action

  She passionately urges for stricter immigration controls:

  "These are the kind of criminals President Trump wants to remove from our country... This is about protecting our children." [07:17]

3. Judge Boasberg’s Contempt Order Against the Trump Administration

Judge James Boasberg issues a controversial ruling accusing the Trump administration of criminal contempt for allegedly violating a court order related to the deportation of Venezuelan nationals.

• Details of the Ruling

  Boasberg asserts that the DOJ's actions demonstrate "a willful disregard for its order":

  "The court ultimately determines that the government's actions on that day demonstrate a willful disregard for its order." [08:06]

• Julie Kelly’s Analysis

  Julie Kelly critiques the judge's stance, highlighting judicial overreach:

  "He is citing certain case law... he claims that any court order, regardless of its ultimate fate, still have to be abided by as it's headed towards the appellate and then Supreme Court level." [09:14]

  She further accuses Boasberg of bias:

  "He is only devoted to helping Trump foes and the media and the Democrats seed this idea that Donald Trump and his White House are routinely in violation of court orders." [10:43]

• White House Response

  Stephen Chung, White House Communications Director, reaffirms the administration's stance:

  "The President is 100% committed to ensuring that terrorists and criminal illegal migrants are no longer a threat to Americans and their communities across the country." [11:56]

4. RFK Jr.’s Challenge to CDC’s Autism Statistics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), serving as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, publicly disputes the CDC’s report on rising autism rates, labeling it an epidemic and calling for an investigation into environmental causes.

• Critique of CDC Findings

  RFK Jr. rejects the CDC's attribution of increased autism diagnoses to improved detection:

  "This epidemic denial has become a feature in the mainstream media... there are industries. This is coming from an environmental toxin." [14:43]

• Call for Environmental Investigation

  He emphasizes the role of environmental factors over genetics:

  "Genes do not cause epidemics. They can provide a vulnerability. You need an environmental toxin." [15:58]

• Future Commitments

  RFK Jr. commits to uncovering the true causes of autism:

  "We're going to find the answer." [16:44]

5. IRS Whistleblower Gary Shapley’s Revelations

Gary Shapley, the acting Commissioner of the IRS and a former whistleblower, discusses his experiences exposing the DOJ's interference in tax investigations, particularly those involving Hunter Biden.

• Exposing DOJ Interference

  Shapley recounts how the DOJ attempted to derail investigations to protect political interests:

  "The Justice Department deliberately slow walked the IRS's Hunter Biden investigation to shield then candidate Joe Biden." [16:44]

• Facing Retaliation

  Despite facing professional backlash, Shapley remained steadfast:

  "We're doing the right thing and the mission of IRSCI is to instill confidence in the tax code... Fighting for a fair application of justice." [18:13]

  He underscores the importance of equal treatment under the law:

  "If it was a business owner on the corner, he wouldn't have gotten he or she wouldn't have gotten that special treatment and probably would have been in jail already." [18:13]

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Conclusion

This episode of The Megyn Kelly Show delivers a robust analysis of pivotal issues affecting national security, judicial integrity, public health, and governmental transparency. Through detailed reporting and firsthand accounts, Megyn Kelly provides listeners with critical insights into the ongoing struggles surrounding immigration enforcement, judicial overreach, public health debates, and the fight against institutional corruption.

Transcript

[Megyn Kelly]

Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Thursday, April 17, 2025 and this is your AM update.

[Caroline Levitt]

He punched and scratched his wife, ripped off her shirt and grabbed and bruised her.

[Megyn Kelly]

New details emerging about the so called Marilyn father portrayed sympathetically in the press, revealing a violent history excluded from the headlines.

[Julie Kelly]

He's really twisted himself in knots. But Jeff Osberg does not care. He, he doesn't care that he was overturned by the Supreme Court. He is only devoted to helping Trump foes and the media.

[Megyn Kelly]

Reporter Julie Kelly joins us with an exclusive breakdown of Judge Boasberg's new ruling accusing the Trump administration of defying his court order. RFKJ breaks with the cdc, calling autism an epidemic and vowing to uncover the cause. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Now more than ever, it's important to shop with brands that share your values. And that's why I want to tell you about Neeme Skincare. Built on faith, family and freedom, Neeme is proudly pro America with products made right here in the usa. They don't shy away from what they believe. While most skincare brands are busy pushing progressive messaging, Neeme never did and women across the country noticed. And the products incredible from from gentle cleansers to age defying creams. Neeme offers clean fragrance free formulas. Love the fragrance free that are safe for sensitive skin like mine and powerful enough to deliver real results. Get 10% off your order at neemi skincare.com by using the code MK at checkout. That's N I M I skincare.com if you're tired of giving your money to companies that do not respect your values, consider making the switch. Neemi Skincare where modern skin care meets timeless values. As Democrats lionize Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant and accused Ms. 13 gang member the Trump administration highlighting some facts about his past. Mr. Abrego Garcia currently at the center of a battle between the Trump administration and a district court judge ordering his return to the US From El Salvador. Democrats and members of the media portraying Mr. Abrego Garcia as a Maryland dad wrongfully swept up in a wide ranging and reckless crackdown on illegal immigration. Democrat senator from Maryland Chris Van Hollen actually boarding a flight to El salvador to demand Mr. Abrego Garcia's return.

[Chris Van Hollen]

I just landed at the airport in San Salvador a little while ago. I'm now on route into the city, looking forward to meeting with the team from the American Embassy. The goal of my visit is to talk to people here about the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I told his wife and his family I would do everything possible to bring him home and we're going to keep.

[Megyn Kelly]

Working at this the Senator was denied entry to the prison. The DOJ on Wednesday releasing documents supporting claims that that Mr. Abrego Garcia was an active member of Ms. 13 at the time of his March 2019 arrest. One record, a Prince George's County Police gang interview sheet describes Garcia as wearing gang associated clothing including a hoodie with imagery meant to symbolize see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Oh, by the way, he was with two other MS.13 gang members. A reliable informant identifying Mr. Abrego Garcia as an active MS.13 member with the Westerns clique described his rank as Chikayo and his gang name as Chile AG Bondi. Also releasing court documents from two immigration judges affirming that the evidence supports Mr. Abrego Garcia's membership in Ms. 13. Also coming to light on Wednesday, new details about Mr. Abrego Garcia's disturbing past. The Tennessee Star reporting a troubling incident from December 2022. Tennessee Highway Patrol reportedly stopped Kilmar Abrego Garcia immediately suspecting human trafficking. The officer finding Mr. Abrego Garcia was driving without a valid license, transporting seven passengers from Texas to Maryland. One source telling the star, Mr. Abrego Garcia was on a terror watch list, while another said no, that was actually just one of his passengers. Cops contacted the FBI then under Director Christopher Wray, and according to the Star, the FBI instructed the officers to release all eight individuals. Additionally, journalist Andy Ngo revealing protective orders sought by Garcia's wife against him in 2020 and 2021. She has been telling the press in recent days that he was the ideal husband and father. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt addressing the details of that 2021 perhaps protective order at a press briefing.

[Caroline Levitt]

Abrego Garcia's wife petitioned for an order of protection against him for two instances of domestic violence in May of 2021. The court ordered that the respondents committed the following acts of abuse once in May of 2021 assault in any degree and on May 4th of 2021 he punched and scratched his wife, ripped off her shirt and grabbed and bruised her. This is from a court in Maryland. So not only are Democrats rushing to defend an illegal criminal foreign terrorist gang member, but also an apparent woman beater.

[Megyn Kelly]

In an extraordinary moment yesterday, Ms. Levitt then stepping aside and giving the microphone to someone she said the press has ignored for too long Patty Marin, the mother of Rachel Marin. On Tuesday, Rachel's killer, also an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was convicted on all four charges, including rape and murder. Rachel was jogging on a popular trail in Maryland when her life was brought to an unthinkable end. Patty Moore and her mom gave never before revealed details of her daughter's final moments and a warning. The details are graphic.

[Patty Marin]

He waited for her to come closer. He dragged her 150ft. He picked her up, he threw her against the wall of the tunnel and he raped her. Her beautiful face bashed in. He drags her through the thorn bushes. She has all the scrapes and cuts on her body. There wasn't one inch of her body that didn't have some kind of injury. And they showed us pictures of her body against the wall, outlined the blood, outlined her body. And you could see where the blood ran down around her as he was raping her. And then he threw her down and raped her some more and then he strangled her because he didn't want her to be able to live to tell the story.

[Megyn Kelly]

Ms. Marin's remarks leaving the briefing room in, in stunned silence. Those remarks ending with a powerful plea.

[Patty Marin]

These are the kind of criminals President Trump wants to remove from our country. These are the kind of criminals that we need to remove from our country. We are American citizens. Why should we allow people like this, violent criminals that have no conscience at all, to murder our mothers, our sisters, our daughters, tell the truth, tell like how violent it really is. This is about protecting our children. It's more than just politics or votes or just anything. It's about national security, protecting Americans, protecting our children.

[Megyn Kelly]

On Wednesday, U.S. district Court Judge James Boasberg ruling there is probable cause to charge members of the Trump administration with criminal contempt, accusing officials of violating a court order when they failed to return two planes of Venezuelan nationals who were deported under the Alien Enemies Act. The dispute stemming from a verbal directive Boasberg gave from the bench demanding that the planes began turned around midair. That piece of the order was not included in a later written directive issued after the planes were out of US Airspace. Judge Boasberg writing, quote, the court ultimately determines that the government's actions on that day demonstrate a willful disregard for its order. The contempt finding comes despite the fact that the U.S. supreme Court has already ruled against Judge Boasberg in this case, finding that the matter was filed in the wrong court, meaning Judge Boasberg lacked the authority to issue the restraining order in the first place. We spoke with Julie Kelly, who's been covering this case. She's a reporter for Declassified on substack. She says Judge Boasberg is way out of bounds.

[Julie Kelly]

I mean, it's sort of fascinating to read this 46 page opinion that Judge Bosberg issued and still arguing that somehow these temporary restraining orders that have been vacated by the Supreme Court last week are somehow still in play and can be the basis for contempt, criminal contempt investigation into Trump officials. He is citing certain case law. Now, none of it deals with a very delicate balance between the judiciary and executive branch. But he claims that any court order, regardless of its ultimate fate, and in this case, two written orders overturned by the Supreme Court, still have to be abided by as it's headed towards the appellate and then Supreme Court level. So that's sort of stunning. I'm not really sure how the Supreme Court is going to respond to this. Of course, obviously the Trump DOJ is going to immediately appeal this.

[Megyn Kelly]

Judge Boasberg warning the DOJ that if it does not enforce his now vacated order to get those planes back, the court will identify the Trump officials responsible and recommend that they be prosecuted for contempt. He says if the DOJ refuses to pursue the case for criminal contempt against the Trump administration, he will appoint another prosecutor to do it. More from Julie Kelly.

[Julie Kelly]

Jeb Bossberg has saying, well, if the DOJ won't pursue criminal charges for contempt, then he will appoint, the court can appoint an attorney to do just that. And this is what Jeb Bosberg has just threatened in this order as well. Even more stunning is that he says the way to remedy any contempt investigation or charges is to abide by his temporary restraining order to return these Venezuelans who were on those two planes on March 15th. But that temporary restraining order is null and void because it's been vacated by the Supreme Court. So he's really twisted himself in knots. But Jeb Bosberg does not care. He doesn't care that he was overturned by the Supreme Court. He is only devoted to helping Trump foes and the media and the Democrats seed this idea that Donald Trump and his White House are routinely in violation of court orders. So not really sure where this is going to go from here. He gave some deadlines for next week, but he's also threatening that he will hold more hearings, seek witness depositions and take other steps to advance this contempt investigation.

[Megyn Kelly]

The White House filing an appeal of that contempt order On Wednesday evening, White House Communications Director Stephen Chung posting to X, quote, The President is 100% committed to ensuring that terrorists and criminal illegal migrants are no longer a threat to Americans and their communities across the country. Coming up, RFKJ breaks with the cdc, calling autism and epidemic and vowing to uncover the cause. And one of the IRS whistleblowers who revealed the DOJ bullied the IRS to stymie the tax investigation into Hunter Biden is now running the tax agency.

[Gary Shapley]

The IRS is the largest collection agency in the world, and with April 15th fast approaching, it's more aggressive than ever. Oh, joy.

[Megyn Kelly]

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[Gary Shapley]

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[Megyn Kelly]

HHS Secretary RFKJ holding a press conference Wednesday following a new CDC report showing a sharp rise in autism diagnoses. The study finding 1 in 31 children now diagnosed with autism. That's up from 1 in 10,000 in the early 1990s. The CDC suggesting the rise is due to improved identification and broader awareness, noting, quote, research has not demonstrated that living in certain communities puts children at greater risk for developing asd. Differences in the prevalence of children identified with ASD across communities might be due to differences in availability of services for early detection and evaluation and diagnostic practice practices. RFKJ pushing back on that, calling autism an epidemic, arguing that better diagnostic tools alone do not explain such a dramatic surge.

[RFK Jr.]

One of the things that I think that we need to move away from today is this ideology that the autism prevalence increase, the relentless increases, are simply artifacts of better diagnoses. This epidemic denial has become a feature in the mainstream media and it's based on an industry canard. Obviously there are people who don't want us to look at environmental exposures. Then why are we not seeing it in older people? Why Is this only happening in young people? Anybody can look around and see that this is a canard. Why is it so pervasive? Why has it been thrown up against us for so many years? Clearly there are industries. This is coming from an environmental toxin. And somebody made a profit by putting that environmental toxin into our air, our water, our medicines, our food.

[Megyn Kelly]

Since taking over HHS RFKJ making food safety a top priority, highlighting thousands of chemicals in the U.S. food and drug supply that are banned in Europe. Secretary Kennedy saying genetics may play a role in autism, but insisting it is only part of the story.

[RFK Jr.]

This is a preventable disease. We know it's an environmental exposure. It has to be. Genes do not cause epidemics. They can provide a vulnerability. You need an environmental toxin. And Irva Hertz Pichoda pointed out that because of this mythology that the amount of money and resources put into studying genetic causes, which is a dead end, has been historically 10 to 20 times the amount spent by NIH and other agencies to study environmental factors, to study exposures, to study external factors. And that's where we're going to find the answer.

[Megyn Kelly]

Under Mr. Kennedy's leadership, HHS is undergoing a major reorganization, urging scientists to challenge conventional thinking and re examine autism causes long dismissed by the medical establishment. The Secretary promising that by September the agency will begin delivering research on the true causes of autism. The IRS whistleblower who accused the DOJ of undermining his investigation into Hunter Biden is now running the tax agency he says was bullied. Gary Shapley on Wednesday named acting Commissioner of the IRS. Mr. Shapley first coming forward in 2023, detailing how the Justice Department deliberately slow walked the IRS's Hunter Biden investigation to shield then candidate Joe Biden. Mr. Shapley telling Congress that DOJ tax made a concerted effort to slow walk this case so that they could get it into the period in which the DOJ will not bring charges due to its rule of thumb against doing anything that might affect an election. Mr. Shapley later facing retaliation from IRS officials, told to either accept a demotion or resign. Resisting the pressure, Mr. Shapley, who was running Heard on the investigation at IRS, filed a retaliation claim with the Office of Special Counsel, which ultimately ruled in his favor. In June 2023 on the Megyn Kelly Show, Mr. Shapley explaining why he decided to go public.

[Gary Shapley]

We're doing the right thing and the mission of IRSCI is to instill confidence in the tax code that we make sure that people are being treated equally and fairly. You know, there's two IRS agents standing up and saying, this person got preferential treatment. And if it was a business owner on the corner, he wouldn't have gotten he or she wouldn't have gotten that special treatment and probably would have been in jail already. So that's what I say to America. I mean, we're here. We're the big bad irs, and we're here fighting for you because it needs to be a fair application of justice.

[Megyn Kelly]

Justice, indeed. And that'll do it for your AM Update. I'm Megyn Kelly. Join me back here for the Megyn Kelly show live on SiriusXM Triumph Channel 111 at noon east on YouTube.com megankelly and on all podcast platforms.

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