Chaos, Corruption and Cruelty: America on the Edge
The Trump administration defies the Supreme Court.
Each week, we chronicle the chaotic, corrupt, and cruel actions of Donald Trump and his administration. Here is what happened this week:
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Chaos and Cruelty: Donald Trump Attacks The Constitution
Donald Trump’s chaos and cruelty collided in the Oval Office this week during a joint appearance with El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele. Together, they refused to bring home Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a Maryland father wrongfully deported to a prison camp in El Salvador.
Let’s be clear:
Multiple Trump officials have admitted Kilmar was wrongfully detained.
The Supreme Court unanimously (9–0) ordered the administration to return him.
No credible evidence has ever been presented linking him to MS-13.
Kilmar, a legal U.S. resident with no criminal record, is now serving what amounts to a life sentence in a foreign prison. By refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order, Trump is actively violating the Constitution.
Chaos meet cruelty. Constitution meet crisis.
We can’t let this story fade. Dan Pfeiffer’s Message Box recently laid out some excellent messaging strategies—here’s the key takeaways (with a little editorial spin):
Tell Kilmar’s Story:
Polling shows Americans strongly oppose deporting immigrants who:
Have jobs (only 15% support)
Are parents of U.S. citizens (14%)
Are married to U.S. citizens (5%)
Kilmar checks all those boxes:
Over a decade in the U.S.
Father of one American child, stepfather to two more
Legal status, work visa, union member, no criminal record
This is not who Americans want deported—and certainly not like this.
Kilmar is NOT a member of MS-13:
The Trump administration wants you to believe Kilmar is a gang member. The evidence? A Bulls hoodie and an unverified tip about a gang clique in a city he’s never lived in.
In America, you are innocent until proven guilty. The Trump administration has refused to prove Kilmar’s guilt in court.
The Trump Administration Has Admitted Their Mistake:
Trump’s lawyers admit in court that Kilmar was wrongfully deported—but claim they don’t have the authority to bring him back. Publicly, they smear him. Legally, they surrender.
That contradiction says everything.
They deported an innocent man to a prison camp. They know it. And they’re refusing to fix it.
And now they are signaling that U.S. citizens could be next.
Corruption: The Trump Family's Ties to Binance
In a striking example of political and financial entanglement, the Trump family has engaged in discussions with Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, despite Binance's recent legal troubles. Here is a quick overview:
Binance’s Legal Troubles:
Violated anti-money laundering laws
Operated an unlicensed money business
Processed $900 million in illegal transactions, including for sanctioned entities and terror groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
Fined $4.3 billion; its founder sentenced to prison
Banned from operating in the U.S.
So of course, Trump wants in.
His crypto company, World Liberty Financial, is in talks to acquire a stake in Binance’s U.S. operations and launch a new stablecoin—USD1—tied to the U.S. dollar (and presumably minted with Trump’s face).
At the same time, Binance is negotiating with the Treasury Department—Trump’s Treasury—to reduce oversight and re-enter the U.S. market.
Let’s be blunt:
Trump’s company is negotiating a stake in a criminal enterprise
That company lists a coin from Trump’s business
Trump’s administration cuts the regulations for that business
Trump makes billions—off the presidency
And to be clear: World Liberty Financial didn’t exist a year ago. It was created just weeks before Trump took office, explicitly to cash in.
If the crypto lingo loses you, here’s the bottom line:
This is a corruption machine. It’s already increased Trump’s net worth more than his entire real estate career. It’s untraceable, anonymous, and open to anyone: foreign governments, oligarchs, cartels, or terrorist networks.
There is no limit to who can bribe the President. And we have no way of knowing when it happens.
Sources:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/04/el-salvador-deportation-ruling-trump-administration-00272872
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/07/john-roberts-el-salvador-abrego-garcia-deported-00277261
https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/reed-whitehouse-seek-answers-return-of-maryland-father-wrongfully-deported-to-el-salvador
https://messagebox.substack.com/p/trumps-most-damaging-policy-is-his
https://www.reuters.com/legal/binance-founder-changpeng-zhao-pleads-guilty-2023-11-21/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/business/binance-charges.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/30/binance-founder-changpeng-zhao-sentenced-to-4-months-in-prison.html
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/03/14/trump-binance-usd1-crypto/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-04/binance-in-talks-to-reenter-us-amid-ongoing-oversight
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/14/timeline-kilmar-abrego-garcia-deported-case
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5248143-stephen-miller-doj-man-mistakenly-deported/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administrative-error-deporting-man-el-salvador-prison/
Kilmar is a union member? What are unions doing to raise their voice about this? We all, of course — as individuals and congregants and Americans— should raise our voices in support of Kilmar. But it seems to me that unions could wield extraordinary collective power.
There is no low too low for trump and his regime to go.
Protest April 19th. We have to keep going to the streets.