Acting Attorney General Whitaker Under Scrutiny: Will He Last? (with Asha Rangappa)

It's Complicated

Renato Mariotti

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Renato discusses whether Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was lawfully appointed, whether he must recuse himself, and whether his extreme legal views should disqualify him from serving. He is joined by Asha Rangappa, a CNN Legal Analyst, former FBI counterintelligence agent, and professor at Yale’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Its.Complicated/ Follow Asha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshaRangappa_ Asha's Substack: https://asharangappa.substack.com/ Follow Renato on Twitter: https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti Follow Asha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asha.rangappa/ Follow Renato on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renato.mariotti/Follow Renato on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@renato.mariotti Opening Theme and Bumper music provided by eitanepsteinmusic / Pond5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	M-S-S-W Media
0:08.3	This week Acting This week Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker
0:12.2	has come under intense scrutiny.
0:15.7	Many legal scholars and analysts claim that his appointment was unlawful or even unconstitutional.
0:23.0	Whitaker's views have also been criticized.
0:27.0	In addition to his criticism of the Mueller investigation,
0:30.0	Whitaker has been criticized for dangerous and extreme legal views that are outside the mainstream.
0:37.0	Was Whitaker's appointment lawful? Is he required to recuse himself?
0:42.0	And what will his appointment mean for the Department of Is he required to recuse himself?
0:42.6	And what will his appointment mean for the Department of Justice?
0:46.1	Let's get on topic. Welcome to On Topic, a weekly in-depth look at a topic that helps us understand the week's news.
1:06.4	My name is Renato Mariati. I'm a former federal prosecutor, a practicing lawyer, and a CNN legal analyst.
1:14.0	Usually I'm joined by my friend Patty Vasquez,
1:17.0	but this week I'm joined by my friend Asha Rengapha
1:21.0	who is a professor at the Yale's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.
1:26.6	She is also a CNN legal analyst, a former FBI counterintelligence agent, one of the most thoughtful commentators
1:35.0	that I have heard regarding the Mueller Probe
1:37.8	and Reed on Twitter, and my former classmate
1:41.4	from Yale Law School.
1:42.9	Welcome to the podcast, Asha.
1:46.0	Thanks Renato.
1:46.7	I'm excited to be on with you.
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