State of Chaos: What Comes Next for Mueller and for Trump’s “Emergency”? (with Barb McQuade and William Banks)

It's Complicated

Renato Mariotti

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2019

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Renato and Patti discuss numerous new legal developments, including the confirmation of Bill Barr as Attorney General, comments by Senator Richard Burr about evidence of “collusion” allegedly not found by his investigation, and the “national emergency” declared by Trump. They are joined by Barb McQuade, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and a MSNBC Legal Analyst, and Syracuse Law Professor William C. Banks.

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0:00.0	M-S-S-W media.
0:08.0	This week we were boraged by countless news events that had important legal consequences for the
0:15.8	Trump administration.
0:17.8	Bill Barr was confirmed as the attorney general.
0:21.3	Trump declared a national emergency and the chairman of the Senate
0:25.1	Intelligence Committee claimed that there was no direct evidence of
0:28.6	collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
0:32.8	What will Barr's confirmation mean for the Mueller investigation?
0:37.1	What evidence and charges can we expect from Mueller going forward?
0:41.4	And does Trump really have legal authority to declare a national emergency?
0:45.2	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.
1:07.3	My name is Renato Mariati.
1:09.6	I'm a former federal prosecutor, a practicing lawyer, and a CNN legal analyst.
1:16.1	And later in this podcast I'll be joined by my friend Patty Vasquez, a WGN radio host who
1:22.2	joins us regularly on this podcast.
1:26.1	But first I'm going to bring in Barb McQuaid.
1:29.6	Barb was the United States attorney
1:31.7	for the Eastern District of Michigan, appointed by President
1:34.8	Obama, and she is an MS- NBC legal analyst who all of us watch on television all the time. So let's bring in Barb McQuaid.
1:44.4	Welcome back to the podcast Barb,
1:52.2	glad to have you back on.
1:54.0	Oh, thanks Renato.
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