A Pimple on the Rear of an Elephant

A Pimple on the Rear of an Elephant

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      15 okt. 2025
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Last Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a grand jury on two counts. This, on the heels of former FBI Director James Comey’s arraignment, where pre-trial motions were granted around vindictive and selective prosecution. Mary and Andrew use these two examples to explain why targeting individuals instead of crimes violates some of the Justice Department’s most sacred norms. Next, they walk through the latest court battles around federalized National Guard troops in Oregon and Illinois, with a 7th Circuit ruling in Chicago and oral arguments in the 9th circuit over the Portland deployment. Last comes a notable article from Professor Caleb Nelson, one of the nation’s foremost originalist legal scholars, who questions granting increasing executive authority to the presidency.

Further reading:

• Here is Professor Nelson’s article written for NYU Law’s Democracy Project: Special Feature: Must Administrative Officers Serve at the President’s Pleasure? Want to listen to this show without ads? Sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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