The importance of down ballot election races. Host welcome to the panel, the aftermath of dobbs, states attorneys general and the right to protect access. I am a special assistant attorney general at the California Department of justice. We are happy to have leading progressive attorneys general on the panel which will be moderated by written a jenkins. Access to abortion has been under threat since the u. S. Supreme courts Dobbs Decision which overturned roe v. Wade. In todays panel, we will understand the special role attorneys general have in protecting Abortion Access and Reproductive Health care. I am privileged to introduce our panelists and will start with new York Attorney general tish james, who you can see on the screen remotely. [applause] ag james is the 67th attorney general of new york at first woman of color to hold statewide office in new york and first woman elected new York Attorney general. Previously, ag james was public advocate for the city of new york and the fir
Was critical of republican state attorneys general for their handling of abortion after roe v. Wade was overturned. He was joined by attorneys general from new york, minnesota connecticut minnesota and connecticut at a conference in pittsburgh talking about Legal Protections for abortion providers, state sovereignty and the importance of down ballot election races. Host welcome to the panel, the aftermath of dobbs, states attorneys general and the right to protect access. I am a special assistant attorney general at the California Department of justice. We are happy to have leading progressive attorneys general on the panel which will be moderated by written a jenkins. Access to abortion has been under threat since the u. S. Supreme courts Dobbs Decision which overturned roe v. Wade. In todays panel, we will understand the special role attorneys general have in protecting Abortion Access and Reproductive Health care. I am privileged to introduce our panelists and will start with new Yo
Explicitly charged with a crime like those from buddy. Because stuffed animals would be a pretty low bar to are clearly no substitute for real ones. Clear for a president in a given feel the clarity. And live claritin clear. Week, but these are not normal times and the president and his supporters one week ago were reveling in his not being recommended for indictment. He was claiming total exoneration by the report from special counsel robert mueller. His complaints that it was all a witch hunt had been vindicated. In fact, his allies said that now the tables were going to turn. All the people who had wronged him, well, now they were going to be at the receiving end of investigations. But the past week has maybe not gone how trump planned. The cracks first started to show a week ago tonight when attorney general william barr sent a third letter to congress about the report delivered to him by mueller. Only the first letter he sent was actually required. The second letter in which barr
From what i understand, the law is 100 on my side. So obviously democrats in congress dont agree with that, but in any legal fight theyre going to face trump allies in key positions at the irs. Reporting the top lawyer at the irs has ties to the Trump Organization and that putting him in place was a key priority for the president. The probe into trumps finances extending beyond his taxes, though, his Accounting Firm will reportedly give ten years of trump documents to congress us once they do get a subpoena. And the Capital One Bank also saying theyll hand over trump documents as well. This is all veering into territory that trump once said was a red line for him. Mueller is looking at your finances and your familys finances unrelated to russia. Is that a red line . Would that be a breach of what his actual charge is . I would say yes. Joining me now is ali, executive editor of above the law. Christine quin, vice chair of the new York State Democratic Party and former new york council
Clear for a president in a given week, but these are not normal times and the president and his supporters one week ago were reveling in his not being recommended for indictment. He was claiming total exoneration by the report from special counsel robert mueller. His complaints that it was all a witch hunt had been vindicated. In fact, his allies said that now the tables were going to turn. All the people who had wronged him, well, now they were going to be at the receiving end of investigations. But the past week has maybe not gone how trump planned. The cracks first started to show a week ago tonight when attorney general william barr sent a third letter to congress about the report delivered to him by mueller. Only the first letter he sent was actually required. The second letter in which barr offered his own gloss on muellers findings was what the president used all week last week to claim vindication. In his third letter, barr told congress that whenever he managed to get the Muel