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Naturally, the president, as a US citizen, cannot be removed from the country. Nor can the president, who is the country's chief executive, be restricted from access to classified information or provided with falsified information.
Asha Rangappa
Citizen
Country
President
Classified
Classified Information
Restricted
Executive
Access
Nor
Provided
Chief
Chief Executive
Cannot
Information
Us
Naturally
Who
The F.B.I. pursues cases against individuals and organizations, not topics - this allows each case to have the flexibility to go in the direction the evidence leads, regardless of what happens with other, related cases.
Asha Rangappa
Other
Related
Evidence
Topics
Case
Cases
Direction
Individuals
Leads
Go
Regardless
Happens
Against
Flexibility
Organizations
Each
The uniqueness of executive clemency lies in the president's power to act without weighing guilt, innocence and legal principle.
Asha Rangappa
Legal
Guilt
Power
Innocence
President
Lies
Weighing
Clemency
Executive
Principle
Without
Act
Uniqueness
In 1978, Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act after hearings exposed the F.B.I.’s egregious practice of illegally spying on civil rights leaders, black nationalists, Communists and Vietnam War protesters.
Asha Rangappa
War
Rights
Intelligence
Black
Practice
Congress
Civil
Civil Rights
Leaders
Foreign
Passed
Spying
Surveillance
After
Vietnam
Vietnam War
Act
Communists
Exposed
When presidents decide to litigate an issue to protect their policy decisions, they are more likely to act judiciously, and with an eye toward compromise, because they can see the larger implications for the legacy of their office.
Asha Rangappa
Presidents
Eye
See
More
Compromise
Toward
Implications
Likely
Protect
Policy
Policy Decisions
Because
Issue
Legacy
Office
Decide
Decisions
Act
Larger
But history shows that when courts intervene because a president is trying to shield his own conduct, the deck is stacked against him.
Asha Rangappa
History
Own
Intervene
President
Him
Because
Courts
Shield
His
Conduct
Trying
Stacked
Against
Deck
Shows
The president, by virtue of his office, can easily 'go dark' when it comes to conversations with foreign leaders, even if he makes promises or assurances that run contrary to the interests of the United States or even place the country in danger.
Asha Rangappa
Dark
Promises
Country
President
Virtue
Danger
States
Easily
Run
He
Leaders
Makes
Foreign
Go
His
Contrary
Office
Place
Conversations
Interests
Even
United
United States
President Trump is a defense lawyer's worst nightmare - and a dream defendant for special counsel Robert Mueller.
Asha Rangappa
Lawyer
Defense
President
President Trump
Worst
Dream
Counsel
Robert
Trump
Special
Defendant
Nightmare
In response to Russia’s election hacking, the U.S. expelled not just one, but 35 spies posing as diplomats - the strongest response ever to a cyberattack against the U.S.
Asha Rangappa
Election
Response
Spies
Diplomats
Strongest
Hacking
Expelled
Just
Just One
Against
Ever
Posing
The FBI is not in the habit of leaving loose ends. That's not what they do.
Asha Rangappa
FBI
Habit
Loose
Leaving
Ends
Russia has taken advantage of its exalted status among right-wing extremists to expand its influence throughout Europe.
Asha Rangappa
Extremists
Right-Wing
Status
Exalted
Russia
Throughout
Taken
Advantage
Expand
Influence
Europe
Among
Foreign intelligence services rely on manipulating vulnerabilities over time - like greed, or fear of exposure of a secret - to puppeteer those under their influence into acting in their interests without saying a word.
Asha Rangappa
Saying
Time
Intelligence
Fear
Word
Greed
Secret
Those
Puppeteer
Rely
Over
Like
Vulnerabilities
Without
Foreign
Influence
Manipulating
Interests
Acting
Exposure
Services
The idea of interviewing someone is that you are getting their first off-the-cuff impression or response. You don’t want them to have the chance to really prepare.
Asha Rangappa
You
First
Interviewing
Response
Someone
Idea
Impression
Getting
Want
Them
Really
Prepare
Chance
My experience investigating foreign propaganda operations predated the proliferation of social media platforms.
Asha Rangappa
Experience
Social Media
Proliferation
Propaganda
Investigating
Operations
Foreign
Social
Platforms
Media
There’s no law preventing a journalist from publishing whatever they want.
Asha Rangappa
Law
Journalist
Whatever
No Law
Preventing
Want
Publishing
Air India happened when I was about five years old but... I've attended memorials with respect to the victims and the families, the survivors of this horrible and heinous act. I've talked about how everyone denounces it.
Jagmeet Singh
Respect
Old
Everyone
Air
India
Memorials
Horrible
About
Attended
Talked
How
Years
Five
Families
Survivors
Happened
Victims
Act
Beyond advocating for greater access to consumer markets abroad, we need to go one step further and advocate for a higher quality of life for the people who are the driving force behind them.
Jagmeet Singh
Life
Quality
People
Further
Markets
Abroad
Higher
Consumer
Higher Quality
Driving
Step
Driving Force
Beyond
For The People
Force
Quality Of Life
Greater
Access
Advocate
Advocating
Go
Behind
Them
Who
Need
As Canadians who proudly demand the equal treatment of minorities, religious freedom, gender equality and basic human rights for its citizens - allowing our political leaders to shamefully ignore these values in the name of business abroad, falls short of the high standard we rightfully set for ourselves.
Jagmeet Singh
Freedom
Business
Rights
Equality
Political
Values
Gender
Human Rights
Our
Rightfully
Ourselves
High
Citizens
Religious
Minorities
Religious Freedom
High Standard
Abroad
Allowing
Leaders
Demand
Name
Equal
Proudly
Falls
Political Leaders
Canadians
Human
Short
Ignore
Standard
Who
Basic
Basic Human Rights
Set
Treatment
I believe that if we are able to, obviously we need to ensure that we have a robust budget that's balanced, but there's no way I would ever accept austerity.
Jagmeet Singh
Believe
Way
I Believe
I Believe That
Ensure
Would
Able
Budget
Obviously
Balanced
Accept
Robust
Austerity
Ever
Need
Increasingly, we're seeing two worlds in Canada. The world for most Canadians is increasingly unaffordable, involves more precarious work, and is a harder place in which to get by. The second world is an exclusive club for the wealthy and well-connected who get special access and are exempt from rules the rest of us play by.
Jagmeet Singh
Work
World
Rest
Club
Increasingly
Worlds
Rules
Wealthy
Seeing
More
Exclusive
Most
Involves
Exempt
Access
Precarious
Canada
Canadians
Get
Place
Which
Us
Special
Who
Harder
Play
Second
Two
While people might talk about the divisions in this country, what I've seen is that across this country, we share so much in common, we share so many values, we want to take care of one another - that's what it means to be Canadian.
Jagmeet Singh
People
Care
Values
Seen
Country
About
Take
Take Care
Share
Divisions
Talk
Another
Canadian
Common
Want
While
Might
Much
Across
Means
Many
I am proud of the work that I have done in the Sikh community and across Canada.
Jagmeet Singh
Work
I Am
Community
Proud
Am
Canada
Done
Across
To me poverty, mental health, and addictions don't sound like criminal justice problems. They sound to me like a social justice problem.
Jagmeet Singh
Health
Me
Justice
Mental Health
Problem
Problems
Poverty
Addictions
Criminal
Criminal Justice
Mental
Like
Sound
Social
Social Justice
I have long been an advocate for peace and human rights in Canada and around the globe.
Jagmeet Singh
Peace
Rights
Long
Human Rights
Globe
Around
Advocate
Been
Canada
Human
I've never been afraid of taking on issues.
Jagmeet Singh
Never
Taking
Issues
Been
Afraid
The higher the stakes, the more responsible we have to be. It was with this in mind that I began to build my Green Economy and Climate Agenda.
Jagmeet Singh
Mind
Build
Responsible
More
Higher
Economy
Climate
Began
Green
Stakes
Agenda
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