Mark Osler, professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law and a former federal prosecutor, spoke to MPR News host Nina Moini about the DOJ’s investigation into top Minnesota elected officials. Osler explains the nature of federal subpoenas and address the politicization of the DOJ.
From the story:
Well, it’s not unusual for federal prosecutors to subpoena local and state governments, because they do that in corruption investigations. What’s different here is how public the conflict is and the context for it. That what we’ve got going on here is a kind of public fight between organizations that should be cooperating.
Part of that also that’s different now is the politicization of the DOJ, which changes the complexion of the whole thing. That there’s a sense that these directives are coming from the White House, something that no one is used to.
