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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 1d

Former AG Alberto Gonzales says there is "no question" that the president exerting pressure on the Justice Department and interfering in investigations undermines confidence in the rule of law.

"Without the rule of law, we have no democracy. We have no America."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 2d

Former AG Alberto Gonzales says "it pains me" to see prosecutors fired for their role in investigations that the president disapproves of.

"I consider that a betrayal. They were hired to do a job. They did their job well. They protected America, and then they were fired for it."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 2d

If a president asked him to indict a political enemy without justification, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says he would refuse.

"If he said, well, I want you to do it, then I have to say, I have to resign, Mr. President, because I cannot carry out that order."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 3d

The Trump administration has warned it may use a shutdown to fire workers and reshape the government.

"I don't think that's the way to do it," says former AG Alberto Gonzales. "If you're going to do that, then do it in the light of day and make the case to the American people."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 3d

"Knowing certain members of the #SupremeCourt pretty well, I give them the benefit of the doubt," says former AG Alberto Gonzales.

"But I do acknowledge, and I think they know, there's a loss of confidence in their work and they need to pay attention."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 4d

"The Department of Justice is not the lawyer for Donald Trump," says former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

"The Department for Justice, from my perspective, that's the lawyer for the United States of America."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 4d

"No career prosecutor from that office was willing to present the case or to sign off on the indictment," says former AG Alberto Gonzales of the case against James Comey.

"I think that is more telling in terms of whether or not we've got a good case here."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 5d

"Not just Democrats, but I think some Republicans are concerned about some of the things that we see going on in this administration."

Former AG Alberto Gonzales assesses the state of the Justice Department and the rule of law under Trump.

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 5d

After James Comey's indictment, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales discusses the danger of undermining the independence of the Justice Department.

"Without the rule of law, we have no democracy."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 5d

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales questions the legality of U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats from Venezuela, but he doubts there will be consequences.

“I don't know that this administration is concerned about how they're going to be viewed in history,” says Gonzales.

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 5d

After #PresidentTrump publicly pushed the #DOJ to indict his enemies, former AG Alberto Gonzales says such pressure is "contrary to norms."

"I worry that ignoring those kinds of norms undercuts the confidence of the American people in the integrity of our judicial system."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 6d

"We have seen an erosion of public confidence, not only in the rule of law, but in the work of the Department of Justice," says former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

"And I think that's very, very dangerous."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 9d

The @WFP.org has warned of an "unprecedented" hunger crisis in #Afghanistan this winter if more aid is not provided.

"I don't even want to think about that," says Executive Director Cindy McCain. "What we will see is exactly what you think you might see, and that is devastation and death."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 10d

As leaders in the U.S. and Europe scale back foreign aid, @wfp.org Executive Director Cindy McCain warns hunger could fuel mass migration toward their countries.

"You would do anything to feed your family, and so they will hit the road and migrate."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 10d

Amid famine in Gaza, World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain says their team “can’t get in” to the Gaza strip.

“The Israelis won't let us in…they make it very complicated and make it very difficult for us to operate efficiently.”

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 10d

"The soft power that the United States had through the food aid and the aid in general that they were distributing and helping out with is very important."

@WFP.org Executive Director Cindy McCain responds to U.S. humanitarian aid funding cuts.

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‘Food security is national security,’ says the World Food Programme’s Cindy McCain

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 11d

Cindy McCain acknowledges @wfp.org had gotten "a little top-heavy," and she has taken steps to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

"Using data better, using science and technology better, all of makes us a better organization."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 11d

"We just need access, and we need access now," says @wfp.org Executive Director Cindy McCain.

"We need more diplomacy, we need countries really advocating for us instead of just saying, yeah, we support you. I need action from them."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 12d

"I would challenge anybody from the private sector or any other area to try to do what we do and do it efficiently, effectively, and get the job done," says @wfp.org Executive Director Cindy McCain.

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 12d

"In many countries, we're just barely hanging on."

Amid funding cuts from the U.S. and others, @wfp.org Executive Director Cindy McCain discusses the challenges of feeding the hungry in Sudan, Gaza, and other regions in crisis.

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 12d

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this week it is "ridiculous" to suggest U.S. foreign aid cuts have cost lives, but experts and aid groups disagree.

Margaret Hoover asks @wfp.org Exec. Dir. Cindy McCain if she believes people have died because of the cuts.

"I think people have, yeah."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 12d

As world leaders meet at the #UNGA, the World Food Programme's Cindy McCain explains how cuts to humanitarian aid have impacted @wfp.org.

"What we've had to do is face the reality of cutting regions, cutting countries off what we do...I have to take food from the hungry to give to the starving."

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 13d

"Food security is national security."

@wfp.org Executive Director Cindy McCain discusses the challenges of confronting global hunger, fighting famine in Gaza and Sudan, and why the U.S. and other countries should fund humanitarian aid.

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PERIL @perilresearch.bsky.social · 15d

Over the next couple weeks, we'll highlight topics and segments from the latest long-form interview with @firinglineshow.bsky.social and @milleridriss.bsky.social. In this first segment, we look at the lethality and growth overall involving political violence.

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 15d

"The data is terrible right now about how lonely many young men are."

Cynthia @milleridriss.bsky.social, author of "Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism," explains how social isolation and the internet have made some men vulnerable to radicalization.

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