Leslie begins the hour with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment. These are the stories that she covered:
1. AUDIO: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, when speaking to reporters today, refuses to acknowledge President-Elect Biden's victory and says there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration
2. AUDIO: President-Elect Biden downplays President Trump refusing to concede
3. AUDIO: President-Elect Biden on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refusing to recognize Biden's win
4. NEWSWEEK: "Fauci Optimistic About COVID-19 Vaccine, Says High-Risk Could Get it in December"
5. AXIOS: "Biden transition threatens legal action on GSA decision"
6. AXIOS: "Team of international observers says it saw no evidence of systematic fraud in U.S. elections"
Leslie is then joined by Jessica Levinson, Professor at Loyola Law School, founding director of Loyola's Public Service Institute, and host of the 'Passing Judgment podcast.' Jessica's Twitter handle is @LevinsonJessica and the handle for her podcast is @PassJudgementPod.
Leslie and Jessica discuss Attorney General Bill Barr's letter to U.S. Attorneys authorizing them to open election-fraud investigations “if there are clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State.”
They also analyze Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments today that there will be a "smooth transition to a second Trump administration."
Leslie begins the hour with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment. These are the stories that she covered:
1. AUDIO: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, when speaking to reporters today, refuses to acknowledge President-Elect Biden's victory and says there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration
2. AUDIO: President-Elect Biden downplays President Trump refusing to concede
3. AUDIO: President-Elect Biden on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refusing to recognize Biden's win
4. NEWSWEEK: "Fauci Optimistic About COVID-19 Vaccine, Says High-Risk Could Get it in December"
5. AXIOS: "Biden transition threatens legal action on GSA decision"
6. AXIOS: "Team of international observers says it saw no evidence of systematic fraud in U.S. elections"
Leslie is then joined by Jessica Levinson, Professor at Loyola Law School, founding director of Loyola's Public Service Institute, and host of the 'Passing Judgment podcast.' Jessica's Twitter handle is @LevinsonJessica and the handle for her podcast is @PassJudgementPod.
Leslie and Jessica discuss Attorney General Bill Barr's letter to U.S. Attorneys authorizing them to open election-fraud investigations “if there are clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State.”
They also analyze Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments today that there will be a "smooth transition to a second Trump administration."
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