Hillary for NYS AG

[Suburban Warrior]

Wouldn't that freak Trump out.

[radical noodle]

1. LMAO!

Just the thought of it...

[dhol82]

2. That would be awesome!!!

Wonder if she might be up for it?

[Stuart G]

3. Yep..!!!!!

[BannonsLiver]

4. Rec'd

[Kingofalldems]

5. Boom!

[jberryhill]

6. Not even admitted to practice law there

[sharedvalues]

11. She can waive in.

And didnt she take the New York bar right out of law school? Or was it DC?


Is Sessions admitted to practice law in DC?

AG is a supervisory position, so where she is barred doesn’t matter.

[LenaBaby61]

14. Not even admitted to practice law there.

Right. The AG has to have a current law license, and Hillary's law license lapsed as she was winning her seat as Jr. Senator of NY in the early 2000's.

I'd love to see Hillary stick it to Fatso, but if she were appointed as NY State AG, that would be a mess. Not because of her, but because of thuglicans, the corporate media and tRump would be tweeting about that all day. Crooked H. this, Crooked H. that. People who were angry that she won the Dem nomination would go in on her. Then Faux Noose would chime in 24/7 with LIE after LIE about Hillary. Then Alex Jones would bring up Pizza gate and the 1,0001 LIES about her murdering Vince Foster MORE condemnation of her by the likes of Andrea Mitchell and the like.

NO, I'm enjoying the mess that is Fatso and Ghouliani who tRumputin will be replacing very soon IMHO. Ghouliani's making a mess as Fatso's mouthpiece. GOOD

[PoliticAverse]

18. "The AG has to have a current law license," - not a requirement per the New York State Constitution.

[jberryhill]

21. Familiarity with the laws, courts, and procedures of NY would be helpful

You know, the way that Trump appoints people because he likes the way they talk on TV is not actually how people are qualified for particular jobs.

[joshcryer]

26. Since this timeline is the absurdist timeline...

Is this remotely possible?

I can't rule anything out at this point.

[jberryhill]

28. It's that goddamned hardon collider they fired up at CERN

[joshcryer]

31. Haha

Can you imagine? (Assuming this is possible.)

Andrew Cumo could troll the timeline to the greatest extent possible.

[triron]

40. Pun intended or "hadron"?

[PoliticAverse]

29. Clinton will not be the next New York Attorney General. n/t

[joshcryer]

32. I was asking if it was possible.

Since apparently in this timeline anything completely stupid and absurd happens.

[PoliticAverse]

33. Possible, yes. Likely not.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

41. Agreed

It's not going to happen - why would she want to further torture herself - but it would be poetic justice if she took over from Schneiderman and prosecuted trump into Levenworth.

[PoliticAverse]

16. Dream wrecker!

BTW the New York State Constitution doesn't make that a requirement to be Attorney General.

[jberryhill]

23. Did you know there is no rule requiring the Pope to be Catholic?

Seriously. Look it up.

[ProudLib72]

20. I heard Preet could

Don't know though.

[Kirk Lover]

35. I heard he could too. nt

[onetexan]

53. OMG preet would be perfect!

[hlthe2b]

7. OMG... To be a fly on the wall as a Trump aid tells him that...

[Glimmer of Hope]

8. Fuck yeah!

[Suburban Warrior]

9. #HRCforNYAG

Let's get it trending on Twitter.

[lsewpershad]

10. I'm sure

she would do an excellent job.

[NightWatcher]

12. Because that wouldn't look wrong and give anyone a reason to say "witch hunt".

How about they just put someone in AG who doesn't have anything that looks like abuse or anything else in their background that could be used as leverage?

Is that too much to ask?

No teen sexters, chicken fuckers, whore mongers, dog fighters, squirrel molesters...

The Dems have to be squeaky clean while the repukes will vote for and promote all of the above.

Fuck.

[applegrove]

13. Wow. That would be something. She's not got experience as a prosecutor though.

But it is fun to dream.

[peggysue2]

15. LOL!!

Now that would be . . .Karma, no?

However, I think she would be required to recuse herself from anything Trumpster related because . . . political history and ethics. Ethics is something the Trumpster wouldn't recognize if he stumbled over them. But for Hillary Clinton? She is an ethical person.

Plus, I strongly doubt she'd be interested.

[bluestarone]

17. Is this at all possible????

This would be soooo AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let it happen!

[RockRaven]

19. Schadenfreude aside, it would be bad strategy

Better to raise the profile of an eminently-qualified-for-the-job person with a promising future in public service and office. New York is a big place with lots of people, there must be many who fit the description.

[pnwmom]

22. Yes! She COULD run! She's popular in New York. Wouldn't that be something. n/t

[marble falls]

24. Did Hillary ever practice law?

[pnwmom]

27. She supported the family as a partner at a law firm while Bill made $32K a year

as the Governor.

She also worked as an attorney for the Children's Defense fund, and as a legal aid attorney, and taught classes in criminal law.

[marble falls]

30. If she isn't part of the case against cheetolini and Cohen, why not an AG Clinton?

[PoliticAverse]

34. "Did Hillary ever practice law?" - young enough to not recognize the phrase "Rose law firm"? n/t

[Cha]

25. I love it that people are suggesting this..

doubt it happens but it's a nice dream.

[DesertRat]

36. #HRCforNYAG is trending on twitter!

Link to tweet

[BobTheSubgenius]

37. He wouldn't stop tweeting deranged screeching for days.

It would render him completely unhinged.

As satisfying, and probably efficacious as well, that it would be, it's a non-starter, I bet. It might make people start stamping their feet and yelling, and elected Democrats don't do that. Not of they can help it.

[rainlillie]

39. The next election for AG is this November..

The person appointed now will only be there until November. Too bad the Governor didn't call for an investigation and then fire him if the accusations were proven true. This jeopardizes the cases against Trump and Cohen. Especially if a republican wins in November.

[PoliticAverse]

43. The Governor can't fire him as he's an elected official. n/t

[rainlillie]

47. Either way, there should have been an

investigation. If the accusations were found to be true, he should have asked him to step down.

[pnwmom]

44. There wouldn't be enough time to run for re-election. This was the best choice for NY,

if not for Schneiderman.

But if he is guilty of any of those allegations, then it's good he wasted no time in resigning.

[rainlillie]

48. That's the problem..

We will never know if he's guilty or not. I guess it doesn't matter now.

[pnwmom]

52. They're going to be investigating, so we might find out. OTOH,

those women might decide to accept a settlement with him. If they're not willing to press charges, this will go away.

[Progressive2020]

42. Preet Bharara

Preet Bharara would be a much more realistic choice. Hillary has never been a Prosecutor. Preet is highly skilled, experienced, and competent. His character seems to be very good also.

[Stonepounder]

45. Or James Comey

[onetexan]

54. No 2-face comey

[Duppers]

46. Great choice!

Could Sessions fire him again? Probably not.

[Progressive2020]

58. Sessions is Federal

The US Attorney General (Sessions) has no authority over the New York State Attorney General, which is the Office that Schneiderman is resigning from. One is Federal (Sessions) and the other is New York State (Schneiderman). Preet used to be a US Attorney General for the Southern District of New York, a Federal Office. If Preet were appointed, he would be a New York State AG, no longer a Fed.

Again- The New York State AG is part of the New York State Government. It is entirely separate from the Federal Government. The Federal Justice Department and the New York State Attorney General's Office are entirely independent of each other. One is State, the other Federal, both with separate powers, different laws (State versus Fed), and different governments. Sessions would not have the power to fire the NYS AG.

If Preet were appointed, he would have to run for election in November anyway. I think it would be good to appoint him, since as a sitting NYS AG, he would be in a stronger position to defeat whatever Republican who might run against him in the Fall. It would also be poetic justice if Preet were elected, since he would then be in a position to investigate any State Crimes committed by Trump and his Lackeys, who are the people that were dumb enough to fire him in the first place.

Also, as has been pointed out by others, the President has no Power to issue Pardons over State charges. Trump could only issue Pardons for those convicted of Federal Crimes. The NYS AG can investigate and prosecute Trump and his Chronies under State Law, completely separate from the Feds. Completely different jurisdictions.

Preet would be a strong candidate, given his previous work as a U.S. Attorney (Federal). He is also known in New York State political circles as the guy who brought corruption charges against allegedly corrupt New York State Legislature leaders. That would be Dean Skelos, a former Republican State Leader, and Sheldon Silver, a former Democratic State Leader, both former leaders in the State Legislature that Preet brought charges against (still working its way through the Courts).

Preet would make an excellent NYS Attorney General, for a number of reasons, including his experience bringing Federal corruption charges against those former New York State Government figures. As I said, it would also be poetic justice if Preet ended up prosecuting Trump and his Cronies, for crimes. They were the people dumb enough to fire him from his US Attorney position to begin with.

[Duppers]

60. Thanks! 🙏

I had another senior moment.

[Progressive2020]

61. No Problem

Sometimes it is hard to sort out different things when different branches of government involved. It can be confusing to know who is a Fed, who is a State Officer, etc. Federal versus State Government can be complex. They teach entire courses on this stuff in College Political Sciences Departments, so a lot of it is not just common knowledge. It can confuse even professional political science people.

[Rhiannon12866]

49. Brilliant idea!

[jalan48]

50. Maybe we can find a way to work Al Gore in while we're at it.

[Liberty Belle]

51. How about Sally Yates?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Yates

[onetexan]

55. She live in GA

[Progressive2020]

59. New Yorker

Yates is a great person, but as has been pointed out, she is from Georgia. Preet is originally from New Jersey, but has been a New Yorker for a very long time. He and his Family live in Westchester. He graduated from Columbia Law School and was the US Attorney for the (Federal) Southern District of New York.

I think that Yates is a rising star though, and certainly has the potential to work in a lot of different capacities, maybe US Attorney General when we get the next Democratic Presidency, which will hopefully be in 2021. Maybe a run for US Senate out of Georgia, where I believe that both current Senators are Republicans?

Anyway, the New York State Attorney General is a State Office, and needs to be a New Yorker, which Preet is. He is also qualified in spades for the job.

[onetexan]

62. Yes Yates can't fill this seat given she lives in GA but Bharara can

I'd love for him to run for NYAG & for her for something in 2020, though I understand she has no indication at present to.

[mahina]

56. I have a hard time imagining she would want the job.

Of course she would be super.

Preet would be super too.

[duforsure]

57. Sally Yates?