Should social media be regulating politicians? Should politicians be regulating social media?

On Friday, May 15, President Trump announced in a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi that he was firing State Department Inspector General Steve Linick. Several sources have reported that Stephen Akard, the Senate-confirmed director of the State Department’s Office of Foreign Missions, will replace Linick in an acting capacity. Trump’s firing of Linick is almost certainly lawful. However, it is unclear whether Trump can immediately replace Linick with Akard, if that is the plan.

Featuring the author Saikrishna Prakash, James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School; with comments by Jack Goldsmith, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; moderated by Gene Healy, Vice President, Cato Institute.