And I want us. 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 whoever the President wants to prosecute. Right. Because technically it's under the Executive branch. The norm is that it's independent. The norm. The idea is that the Attorney General is the people's lawyer. It's not the President's consigliere. (06:25–06:34)
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Asserts that the White House should not have the power to direct the Attorney General to prosecute individuals at the President's discretion.
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