Former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova said Friday on Newsmax that the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States is not a defeat for President Donald Trump but “a complete victory” for both the president and the administration of justice.

Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man deported to El Salvador and now returned to the United States to face federal human smuggling charges, is at the center of what former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova calls “a complete victory” for Trump and the American justice system.

Appearing Friday on “The Chris Salcedo Show,” diGenova pushed back against claims that Garcia’s return is a loss for the administration.

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