Lisa Monaco: Dr. Doom

The Oath with Chuck Rosenberg

MSNBC

Chuck Rosenberg, News, Biden, News Commentary, Government, Politics

4.8 • 15.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Lisa Monaco’s last job in public service was as the Homeland Security Adviser to President Barack Obama – a position that exposed her to some of the most difficult and perplexing issues in the nation, though she has held many fascinating and important jobs in government. A graduate of Harvard College and the University of Chicago School of Law, Lisa worked on the staff of Attorney General Janet Reno, as a federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, on the Enron Task Force, as the FBI Chief of Staff under Director Bob Mueller, and as the head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. Lisa discusses on The Oath the duties and responsibilities of federal prosecutors, the work of the FBI, the qualities of good leaders and the value of good mentors, and the privilege of working in the White House for President Obama. Lisa is a legal analyst for CNN and a professor at the NYU School of Law. Email the show at [email protected].

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0:00.0	I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
0:11.0	But I will bear true faith and allegiance to the scene that I take this obligation freely.
0:15.5	Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.
0:24.5	So help me God, it's a help me God.
0:26.5	So help me God.
0:29.0	Welcome to the oath, I'm Chuck Rosenberg, and I am honored to be your host for a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people from the world of public service.
0:38.5	All my guests share one thing.
0:40.5	They took an oath, mandated by Congress, to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, both foreign and domestic.
0:51.5	My guest today is Lisa Monaco.
0:54.5	Lisa has had a remarkable career in public service.
0:57.5	She has worked in all three branches of the federal government.
1:01.5	She was a federal prosecutor and assistant United States Attorney.
1:04.5	She worked at the FBI as Chief of Staff to Bob Mueller.
1:08.5	She worked on the staff of Attorney General Janet Reno.
1:11.5	And in 2013, Lisa became the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to President Barack Obama.
1:19.5	In that role, Lisa was responsible for combating multiple threats from terrorism and cyber attacks to pandemics.
1:27.5	Lisa now teaches at NYU Law School with a focus on national security, law and policy.
1:34.5	Lisa Monaco, welcome to the oath.
1:36.5	Great to be here.
1:37.5	So I was going to list all of the jobs that you held in public service.
1:41.5	Please don't.
1:42.5	Well, I don't think we have time.
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