Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The White House’s extremely broad view of executive power, and how they’re using it to fight off the Impeachment Inquiry
The White House legal counsel issued a letter yesterday, arguing the impeachment inquiry was unconstitutional.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 1 min readThe White House legal counsel issued a letter yesterday, arguing the impeachment inquiry was unconstitutional. This came on the same day that the administration blocked the American ambassador to the European Union from giving a deposition to Congress and argued in court that the Supreme Court was wrong to let Congress review grand jury documents related to the Watergate scandal. It all demonstrates the White House’s extremely broad view of executive power, and how they’re wielding it to fight off House investigators.
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The full episode
1 of 5White House pushes limits of executive privilege- 0:00The White House’s extremely broad view of executive power, and how they’re using it to fight off the Impeachment InquiryYou’re reading this
- 13:01STD numbers rise for the fifth year in a row, despite young people having less sex
- 20:09Nonprofit Medi-Cal providers concerned about Newsom’s plan to streamline prescription drug buying
- 28:48What can we learn about LA from autographs and drawings?
- 41:35Fat Bear Week crowns a queen and educates ursine health