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Former US AG on Trump's 'Serious Threat'

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.2929 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

President Trump and his team continue to test the boundaries of the US Constitution, from detaining students on visas due to their speech, to repeatedly floating the idea of a third term. Among his many executive orders, Trump has targeted major practices and their lawyers. Alberto Gonzales is the former White House Counsel to George W. Bush and the former US Attorney General, who warned in September that he viewed Trump as "perhaps the most serious threat to the rule of law in a generation." He joins the show.  Also on today's show: Idit Ohel, mother of Israeli hostage Alon Ohel; Justin Levitt, Professor, Loyola Law School / Former Senior Policy Adviser for Democracy & Voting Rights, Biden Administration  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur.

0:06.0

Here's what's coming up.

0:08.0

It's a shame.

0:10.0

What's, you know, what's gone on is a shame, but we very much appreciate they're coming to the table.

0:15.0

Trump versus big law.

0:17.0

As some firms make a deal and others fight back, I talked to former U.S. Attorney General

0:23.1

Alberto Gonzalez about why this should matter to every American. And a mother's plea.

0:30.1

Edith Ohel urges the world not to forget about her son alone, still held by Hamas.

0:36.6

Then... On federal elections, the president has very little power.

0:41.3

Loyola Law professor Justin Levitt joins Hary Srinivasin to examine Trump's latest attempt

0:47.3

to overhaul the U.S. voting system.

0:49.3

Plus, Operation Mincemeat goes to Broadway.

0:53.3

We look back at Christian's interview with best-selling author Ben McIntyre

0:57.5

about the risky caper that helped change the course of World War II.

1:02.6

The United States Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Beyond a Goaldriggins, New York, sitting in for Christian Al-14.

1:23.9

President Trump and his team continue to test the boundaries of the U.S. Constitution,

1:28.1

from detaining students on visas due to their speech, to repeatedly floating the idea of a third

1:33.5

term. It is so often the courts that are in the last line of defense for those who oppose the

1:39.1

administration's actions, but are big law firms prepared to take them on? Amongst his many executive orders,

1:45.7

Trump has targeted major practices and their lawyers who he perceives have been opposed to him in

1:52.4

the past. He has aimed to take away security clearances and access to federal government buildings

1:57.5

for massive firms due to their having worked with his political rivals.

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