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Jill Wine-Banks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr discuss legal questions related to presidential pardons and contempt of Congress.

Jill Wine-Banks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr answer listener questions on everything from Fifth Amendment protections and contempt of Congress to the lasting effects of presidential pardons. They discuss whether Dr. Anthony Fauci can be held in contempt after pleading the Fifth, the limits on investigating or indicting after a preemptive pardon, the ability to pursue civil suits to recover funds from corruption or fraud after criminal charges were pardoned, the relative harm of Todd Blanche and Bill Barr, whether Democratic campaigning on Supreme Court reforms caninfluence emergency rulings on mail-in voting, and the consent requirements for appointing a new vice president. Freshen up your spring wardrobe! Get the ReSIStance T-Shirt, Mini Tote, and other #SistersInLaw gear at politicon.com/merch ! Additional #SistersInLaw Projects #SistersInLaw Main Show Jill’s Politicon YouTube Show: Just The Facts Kim’s Newsletter: The Gavel Joyce’s new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable , is now available, and for a limited time, you have the exclusive opportunity to order a signed copy here . Order Barb’s new book, The Fix , or her first book, Attack From Within , now in paperback. Add the #Sisters…

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Hosts: Jill Wine-Banks, Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Topics covered

• Fifth Amendment protections
• contempt of Congress
• presidential pardons
• civil suits
• Supreme Court reforms
• mail-in voting
• vice president appointment

Keywords

• Fifth Amendment
• contempt of Congress
• presidential pardons
• civil suits
• Supreme Court
• mail-in voting
• vice president

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Books & works: Giving Up Is Unforgivable, The Fix, Attack From Within

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