ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The firings and resignations of senior civilian officials at the Pentagon--most notably of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper--has raised alarm in many quarters. Many are also concerned about President Trump's refusal to concede the election and his refusal to support a transition to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden. I discuss these concerns, and other issues, with Roger Williams University Professor of Law, and expert on national security law, Peter Margulies.
LINKS
--Peter Margulies's Roger Williams University profile (https://law.rwu.edu/faculty/peter-s-margulies)
--"Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon," by Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen, & Ryan Browne, for CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/10/politics/pentagon-policy-official-resigns/index.html)
--"Is it mere spite--or something more sinister?" by Michael T. Klare, for The Nation (https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/esper-trump-fired/)
--"Exclusive: Top official on U.S. election cybersecurity tells associates he expects to be fired," by Christopher Bing, Joseph Menn, & Raphael Satter, for Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-officials-exclusive-idUSKBN27S2YI)
--"Kavanaugh decision sides with immigrant seeking factual review of denied torture claim," by Debra Cassens Weiss, for ABAJournal (https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kavanaugh-decision-sides-with-immigrant-seeking-factual-review-of-denied-torture-claim)
Special Guest: Peter Margulies.
