There are very serious constitutional and statutory questions about whether he's capable of serving.
Norman Eisen: “There are very serious constitutional and statutory questions about whether he's capable of serving.”
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Eisen raises concerns about the legality of Whitaker's appointment as acting Attorney General.
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Well, Anderson, they're not legal. Unlike when Mr. Trump was occupying Trump Tower, in the Oval Office, the United States constitution applies to agreements that he compels his employees to sign.
He is escalating the pressure. It's something that I write about in my book. This is straight out of the autocrat's tool kit.
it should be an absolute imperative to modernize, and update, and limit utilization of this dangerous statutory tool.
I urge the Committee, with all respect, to focus on the most imminent threat of that weaponization now facing us as a Nation: Donald Trump's record of weaponizing the government and his promises to double down should he return to power.