Looking Forward To America’s 253rd
6/17/202624 min
In this episode of Sisters Sidebar, Jill Wine-Banks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr answer listener questions on presidential appointments, Trump’s use of the DOJ against political enemies, online threats, and more. They discuss whether a president’s former personal attorney can serve as Attorney General, the constitution and what citizens can do to strengthen democracy on the country’s 250th birthday, whether national monuments can be renamed or repurposed, if a future DOJ can overturn Trump’s “in perpetuity” tax agreement, how online threats become legally actionable, the ability of Trump’s doctor to invoke the 25th Amendment, and why the DOJ is...
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First 90 secondsJill Wine-Banks· Host0:03
Welcome to this episode of Sisters Sidebar with Kimberly Atkins Storr and me, Jill Weinbanks, here to answer your questions. If you have a question for us, please make sure that you email us at sistersinlawatpoliticon.com or tag us on any of our social media using hashtag sistersinlaw. But don't just type your questions. Please use a way of communicating with us that we love, which is to use your voice. We like hearing you, so please do that. It's really important to us. Email us a voice memo, and then you may hear your own voice played on our show. So let's get started today with an audio question. Kim, there's a great question for you from Kathy in Anchorage, Alaska.
Speaker 20:54
Hi, sisters. Thank you for your great show. This question is from Kathy in Anchorage, Alaska. Is it legal for Todd Blanche to accept an appointment to the position of U.S. Attorney General when he has already served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer? Why or why not?
Kimberly Atkins Stohr· Host1:12
That's a great question, Kathy. The truth is, yes, someone who has previously served as a president's personal attorney can serve as the position of attorney general. There is nothing constitutionally