Law Talk With Epstein, Senik & Yoo

Law Talk: What We Saw At The Revolution

A thorough debate over the chaotic final days of the Trump Administration and a preview of coming attractions from the Biden Presidency.

Law Talk With Epstein, Senik & Yoo•January 8, 2021
Law Talk: What We Saw At The Revolution

Pack a lunch because this is the longest session we’ve ever held in the faculty lounge. In the final Law Talk of the Trump Administration, we break down all the events of the last week: Congress’s attempt to stymie the tallying of the electoral vote, the role of the Vice President, whether President Trump should be removed from office, a seeming breakdown in the chain of command, and a reaction to the president’s attempt to pressure Georgia’s Secretary of State. Then it’s on to the incoming Biden Administration, as the professors react to Merrick Garland’s nomination to be Attorney General, the push for statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., and the prospect of Justice Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court. Then we cap it all off with the professors’ final judgments on the Trump Administration. All that, plus breaking news from Twitter and McDonald’s and … less-than-breaking news from the annals of Roman Law.

Cast

Richard A. Epstein

Richard A. Epstein

John Yoo

John Yoo

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