Chris Hayes
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Yeah, it's interesting. I guess maybe I should have had your wife on for this question, but it's always kind of the inverse of the other conservative, like big legal win actually during the Biden years, which was the Chevron case, right? Which was like essentially like they were arguing that the agencies didn't have carte blanche to interpret ambiguous laws, right?
Like they didn't want the EPA going rogue and doing things that they didn't, that weren't specifically prescribed by Congress. But they're saying that the EPA can stop doing things that were specifically prescribed by Congress.
Like they didn't want the EPA going rogue and doing things that they didn't, that weren't specifically prescribed by Congress. But they're saying that the EPA can stop doing things that were specifically prescribed by Congress.
Like they didn't want the EPA going rogue and doing things that they didn't, that weren't specifically prescribed by Congress. But they're saying that the EPA can stop doing things that were specifically prescribed by Congress.
That takes us to the other news item that I wanted to cover. The acting attorney general moved on Monday to fire several Justice Department officials who worked on the federal criminal investigations into Donald Trump.
That takes us to the other news item that I wanted to cover. The acting attorney general moved on Monday to fire several Justice Department officials who worked on the federal criminal investigations into Donald Trump.
That takes us to the other news item that I wanted to cover. The acting attorney general moved on Monday to fire several Justice Department officials who worked on the federal criminal investigations into Donald Trump.
In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, again, the acting attorney general wrote that he did not believe they, quote, could be trusted to faithfully implement the president's agenda. because of their significant role in prosecuting the president. Is that the job of career Justice Department officials, to faithfully implement the president's agenda?
In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, again, the acting attorney general wrote that he did not believe they, quote, could be trusted to faithfully implement the president's agenda. because of their significant role in prosecuting the president. Is that the job of career Justice Department officials, to faithfully implement the president's agenda?
In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, again, the acting attorney general wrote that he did not believe they, quote, could be trusted to faithfully implement the president's agenda. because of their significant role in prosecuting the president. Is that the job of career Justice Department officials, to faithfully implement the president's agenda?
That seems like a change in their scope. That's a change.
That seems like a change in their scope. That's a change.
That seems like a change in their scope. That's a change.
They gave it a bonus unit.
They gave it a bonus unit.
They gave it a bonus unit.
Yeah, the prime example of this is, have you paid attention to the show to the gentleman that's been put in place as the acting district attorney for D.C.? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Nice guy. Eagle Ed. Eagle Ed Martin. Yep. I mean, this is, again, it's hard to keep track of all these people that are being hired. Like, this is a preposterous choice to be the district attorney.
Yeah, the prime example of this is, have you paid attention to the show to the gentleman that's been put in place as the acting district attorney for D.C.? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Nice guy. Eagle Ed. Eagle Ed Martin. Yep. I mean, this is, again, it's hard to keep track of all these people that are being hired. Like, this is a preposterous choice to be the district attorney.
Yeah, the prime example of this is, have you paid attention to the show to the gentleman that's been put in place as the acting district attorney for D.C.? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Nice guy. Eagle Ed. Eagle Ed Martin. Yep. I mean, this is, again, it's hard to keep track of all these people that are being hired. Like, this is a preposterous choice to be the district attorney.
Yeah, he's like a stop-the-steal guy who represented a bunch of Jan 6 folks. Yeah, and was like, before that was like Phyllis Schlafly's butt boy. I mean, he was not, this is not like... Well, that's your... That's your characterization. Yeah, it was. It was mine. I wasn't putting it onto you.