The Role of An Attorney General and the Issue of Executive Power

Published: Jan. 15, 2019, 10 a.m.

b'The Senate Judiciary Committee began the confirmation hearing for William Barr to become the next Attorney General. Today we are in conversation about the historic role of an attorney general and the long standing controversial issue over executive power.\\nGuest:\\xa0Peter M. Shane is the Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law at Ohio State University\\u2019s Moritz College of Law.\\xa0 He is author of several books and articles. His latest writing on Slate magazine is\\xa0William Barr\\u2019s Ahistorical View of the Constitution Would Give Donald Trump All the Power.\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nThe post The Role of An Attorney General and the Issue of Executive Power appeared first on KPFA.'