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Rhiannon12866

(259,111 posts) Fri Nov 9, 2018, 05:15 AM Nov 2018

Stephen Colbert - Guest Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: Trump's AG Appointment Is Unconstitutional [View all]

'Bold and Brave' author and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand weighs in on the constitutionality of the President's appointment of Matthew Whitaker, the new Acting Attorney General now overseeing Mueller's investigation.

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Stephen Colbert - Guest Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: Trump's AG Appointment Is Unconstitutional [View all] Rhiannon12866 Nov 2018 OP

So will she be challenging the appointment in the courts? n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2018 #1

I guess we'll see, but she's pretty proactive Rhiannon12866 Nov 2018 #2

It seems like, if it's unconstitutional, there should be a legal challenge, but... thesquanderer Nov 2018 #3

Yes, the way courts typically deal with situations like this is through the issue of "standing". PoliticAverse Nov 2018 #5

Laurence Tribe says any senator has standing to challenge Whitaker's appointment Danascot Nov 2018 #4