Primarily New York: Zephyr Teachout for NY Attorney General
Zephyr Teachout, political activist and associate professor of law at Fordham University, talks about her bid for the Democratic nomination for New York attorney general in the primary election on September 13th.
.@ZephyrTeachout, on the emoluments clause: "The founders of our country were really worried about foreign government money corrupting our officers, and here the officer is in fact the president."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 31, 2018
Follows up, @ZephyrTeachout names 4 priorities: Donald Trump, Albany corruption, using laws we have not used before to take on inequality, and fighting mass incarceration. https://t.co/pdRZwIj1Zr
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 31, 2018
.@ZephyrTeachout says we need close gun show loophole, ban assault weapons, and overturn Heller.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 31, 2018
Caller expresses concern that fight bt Cuomo as gov and @ZephyrTeachout as #NYAG would weaken NY, esp in opposing Trump policies.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 31, 2018
Teachout responds: Cleaning up Albany and cleaning up corruption in NY government is going to make us stronger.
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