WEBVTT - Bloomberg Law Brief: Democrats vs. Trump Administration (Audio)

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's time for our daily Bloomberg Law Brief, exploring

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<v Speaker 1>legal issues in the news. And Today, Bloomberg Law Hosttum

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<v Speaker 1>Grosso and Greg Sture speak with James Tierney, former main

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<v Speaker 1>attorney general and lecturer at Harvard Law School, and Paul Nolett,

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<v Speaker 1>a professor at Marquette University Law School, about how Democrats

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<v Speaker 1>planned to battle the Trump administration in court. Paul, as

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<v Speaker 1>you look over the legal landscape, and of course we

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<v Speaker 1>don't know exactly what the Trump administration is going to do,

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<v Speaker 1>But where do you think Democratic attorneys general are likely

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<v Speaker 1>to have the biggest impact? Is that filling in the

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<v Speaker 1>regulatory gaps? Is it challenging, say, environmental regulations. Where do

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<v Speaker 1>you see them making a mark? Well, I think just

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of pure quantity of litigation, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>one of the big focal points will be definitely an

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<v Speaker 1>environmental policy. Um and so at the beginning of the

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<v Speaker 1>Trump administration, I think it will be some continuing skirmishes

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<v Speaker 1>over some of Obama's regulatory efforts like the Clean Power Plane,

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<v Speaker 1>the waters of the US rule, and other things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think throughout the Trump administer reason I would

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<v Speaker 1>expect to see quite a lot of wrangling over UM

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<v Speaker 1>de regulatory efforts coming out of the e p A,

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<v Speaker 1>and UH potentially a variety of other new environmental issues

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<v Speaker 1>coming out of the next few years as well. I

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<v Speaker 1>think part of it will be going after the FEDS directly,

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<v Speaker 1>so suing the e p A, trying to delay or

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<v Speaker 1>stop deregulatory efforts, But some of it will also potentially

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<v Speaker 1>be going after say utilities or industry in general, kind

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<v Speaker 1>of similar to what some AGS have done UM investigating

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<v Speaker 1>Exxon over the past year and their connection to UM

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<v Speaker 1>climate research and potentially sweeping some of that research under

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<v Speaker 1>the RUG. So I see those areas being particularly prominent

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<v Speaker 1>areas for AGES in the coming years, Jim, any other

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<v Speaker 1>hot button areas were democratic ages have the best chance

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<v Speaker 1>of winning. You know, my friend Paul makes some good points,

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<v Speaker 1>but he, I'm sure would say that a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>that sort of speculations this point were we really don't know. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I think a g s are going to be very

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<v Speaker 1>focused on criminal justice reform, and we don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>the Trump administration's position will be. All ages are against hate,

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<v Speaker 1>crunt and will you know, we'll roll up to sleeves

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<v Speaker 1>on that. I think dealing with an increasingly diverse population

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<v Speaker 1>that we have in this country. If you're in a

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<v Speaker 1>g is pretty important. What kids are in school, what

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<v Speaker 1>about witnesses in court? What about victims of crime? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of these things, don't you know, don't pay

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<v Speaker 1>attention to some of these legal status in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>So I see a lot of diversity related issues. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought former CIA Director Robert Gates made a good point

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<v Speaker 1>when he said, you know, people say one things in campaigns,

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<v Speaker 1>they act a lot differently once they're in office. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that all ages, and democratic ages in particular,

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<v Speaker 1>are certainly willing to give the Trump administration the chance

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<v Speaker 1>to see what they're really going to do. Um. He

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<v Speaker 1>does come in personally with a bad rep from his

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<v Speaker 1>Trump University days. Every Attorney General look at that case

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<v Speaker 1>and was pretty disturbed by the behavior of Trump University.

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<v Speaker 1>That was none of the partisan issue. So, uh, he's

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<v Speaker 1>on everybody's watched list. Uh and maybe the Attorney's General

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<v Speaker 1>looking particularly closely, but we'll have to wait and see

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<v Speaker 1>what happens. And that's James Tierney, former main Attorney General

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<v Speaker 1>and lecturer at Harvard Law School, and Paul Nolett, a

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<v Speaker 1>professor at Marquette University Law School, speaking with Bloomberg Law

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