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Trump admin live updates: Trump pardons former entertainment exec indicted by own DOJ

Tim Leiweke was indicted for allegedly orchestrating a bid-rigging scheme.

ByMegan Forrester, Kevin Shalvey, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: December 4, 2025, 6:23 AM EST

President Donald Trump answered questions about a controversial Sept. 2 boat strike while in the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon. Trump, who said Tuesday that he "didn't know" about a second strike on an alleged drug boat in September that reports say killed two survivors of an initial strike, said Wednesday that he would be open to releasing more video of the boat strike.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he didn't see the second strike and didn't see survivors from the initial strike. Hegseth has backed Adm. Mitch Bradley, who the White House said made the decision for the second strike. Bradley is set to brief the Senate and House Armed Services committees on the strikes on Thursday.

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Dec 01, 2025, 10:15 AM EST

Congress returns after holiday, Trump to have bill signing

Both chambers of Congress return to Washington, D.C., late Monday after the Thanksgiving recess with a long to-do list before the end of the year.

Lawmakers will continue working through the remainder of the government funding bills, and both chambers will also need to pass an agreed to the National Defense Authorization Act by the end of 2025. Additionally, ongoing negations in the Senate continue as the deadline is set to expire for the Affordable Care Act tax credits by the end of the year.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign "congressional bills" in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller and Allison Pecorin

Dec 01, 2025, 6:08 AM EST

Trump says he would 'absolutely' denaturalize some citizens if he had the power

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would "absolutely" denaturalize certain Americans, revoking the citizenship of some "criminals," if he had the power to do so.

"We have criminals that came into our country and they were naturalized maybe through [President Joe] Biden or somebody that didn't know what they were doing," Trump said on Sunday in answer to a reporter’s question.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during travel to Washington, D.C., from Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, Nov. 30, 2025.
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He added, "If I have the power to do it -- I'm not sure that I do, but if I do -- I would denaturalize, absolutely."

Trump also doubled down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric as he criticized people from Somalia who’ve been living in the United States and threatened his administration would pause new asylum claims for "a long time."

President Donald Trump holds hands with first lady Melania Trump as they walk on the South Lawn upon his arrival at the White House, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Washington.
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"No time limit, but it could be a long time," Trump said when asked how long he planned to enact a pause.

He added, "We don't want those people. Does that make sense? You know why we don't want them? Because many have been no good and they shouldn’t be in our country."

-ABC News’ Lalee Ibssa

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