MS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart talks to former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade after U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani extended a block on Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting with just two months to go before the midterm elections.
MS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart talks to former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade after U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani extended a block on Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting with just two months to go before the midterm elections.
Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade tells MS NOW's Jonathan Capehart that the Trump administration's Catch-Me-If-You-Can strategy is taking advantage of the court's deliberate pace and allowing the administration to push policies forward before judges can intervene. McQuade also warns that Donald Trump's new mail ballot requirements could create chaos ahead of the midterm elections.
President Trump has fired or demoted at least 20 inspectors general and replaced them with his allies. New York Times White House Correspondent Luke Broadwater, former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade and Co-founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson join Katy Tur to discuss the impact of the move.
More than 50 years after Watergate, the independence of the Justice Department is facing a new test after Attorney General Todd Blanche’s refusal to pledge DOJ independence from the White House. Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade joins MS NOW's Symone Sanders to explain why Blanche's position represents an "absolute distortion" of the post-Watergate norms designed to prevent presidential power from becoming personal power.