FOR THE DEFENSE, SEASON 6, EPISODE 8:
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
We
haven't had a prosecutor on the podcast before. But there's been a lot
in the news about prosecutorial independence. Should a governor, for
example, have the power to remove an elected state attorney? What if
the state attorney says he or she is not going to enforce a particular
law? Alberto Gonzales, the former United States Attorney General, joins
the podcast to discuss these interesting issues and others. Gonzales is
the current dean of Belmont Law School and is also a former judge, so
he has an interesting perspective. Gonzales is friendly, engaging, and
pretty transparent about his time as AG. I think you'll enjoy the
episode.
As always, you can catch this and other episodes on the web or on every podcast platform, including Apple and Spotify.
And in light of the presidential debate tonight, check out this clip
of the former Attorney General discussing the rhetoric in politics and
whether he is ready to make an endorsement in the election. Here's one more of him discussing the role of White House counsel, using the Aschroft/Comey incident as an example.
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