Obama: We ‘Probably Now Have to Codify’ Norms Like the POTUS Not Directing the A.G. ‘to Go Around Prosecuting’ Political Enemies

OBAMA: “There are a couple that I’ve followed even though they were law. And we’re going to have to do some work to return to this basic norm and we probably now have to codify it. the White House shouldn’t be able to direct the attorney general to go around prosecuting.”COLBERT: “technically them to the executive Branch. The norm is that it’s independent.”OBAMA: “The idea is that the attorney general is the people’s lawyer. It’s not the president’s consiglio area.”

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Obama: We ‘Probably Now Have to Codify’ Norms Like the POTUS Not Directing the A.G. ‘to Go Around Prosecuting’ Political Enemies‘The idea is that the attorney general is the people’s lawyer’News & PoliticsRUSH EXCERPT:OBAMA: “There are a couple that I’ve followed even though they were law. And we’re going to have to do some work to return to this basic norm and we probably now have to codify it. the White House shouldn’t be able to direct the attorney general to go around prosecuting.”COLBERT: “technically them to the executive Branch. The norm is that it’s independent.”OBAMA: “The idea is that the attorney general is the people’s lawyer. It’s not the president’s consiglio area.”Video filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Audio filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Recipient e-mailMessage (optional)Preview

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