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What we're doing is pushing back against increasing threats of autocracy and fortifying the institutions of democracy.

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Allies of president elect trump have said his choice for attorney general was the most important of all his cabinet selections. Now we know his choice of florida lawmaker whose faced repeated investigations.

Congressman md. Gates gained attention in recent years as a provocator early in the pandemic, I wore a gas mask onto the floor, the house of representatives. Later, we took part in the bid to overturn trumps twenty twenty election defeat and also played a big role in unseeing how speaker Kevin mccarthy in twenty twenty three democrats and also some republicans immediately questioned trump's choice and main senator Susan Collins said he was shocked. N, P, R.

justice correspondant Carry Johnson has been following the reaction, and she's here to talk more about IT. Now the money Carry.

Good morning river. okay.

So president electrum p has made no secret about a discussed with the justice department, which sought to prosecute him twice during the biden years. What does the selection of Maggies say about the direction trump might be going?

I think IT says a lot, just like Donald trump. Matt gates has been under investigation by federal prosecutors in the FBI and gates, his case for allegations about sex trafficking. Gates fed no criminal charges, and he said that federal investigation is over, but he's still been under review by the ethics committee in the house of representatives.

That ethics probe actually ended when he resigned from the house last night. The committee had been planning to release their findings perhaps as early as this week, but it's not clear that will happen now that gates has resigned from the house. And lily is also worth mentioning that gates actually asked on trump apartment in the final weeks of the last trump administration after the season, the capital, but he did not get one.

So what about credentials? Credentials does gates bring to the justice department?

Gates has minimal legal experience, but he seems to have the most important credential for the incoming president in that loyalty trump s called. Gates are deeply gifted into nastia's attorney, who stands out for pushing for deeply needed reform at the justice department and trust says gates will look out what he calls corruption within the justice department and perhaps Carry out with the president electors called his campaign of retribution against prosecutors and his perceived political enemies.

As you heard Steve mention, gates has been a controversial figure in congress. What's the reaction to this idea? You know what .

was surprising to many lawns in washington, including some prominent republicans, Susan Collins of mine, lenny gram of south care, oline of both senators expressed surprise last night. Mad gates has really been a firebrand, really a disruptive force, even within the house of representatives. Senator to urban, a democrat from illinois, says that gates will be a disaster, and the interest group public citizen called him uniquely awful. That group pointed out, gates said the capital ride was not in the interaction and that gates had actually moved to introduce legislation to support the rioters.

Okay, so if gates manages to get confirmed by congress care, just remind us what exactly the atterley general does.

It's a huge dog. The attorney general runs and institution with more than one hundred thousand people, prosecute crimes, defend civil rights, laws of fights, drug trafficking and overseas. The FBI this job require strong judgment and respect for the law.

Okay, here. So next year, republicans whale control the senate with fifty three votes. Are the prospects for gates to be confirmed pretty high?

It's hard to say at this point, man. Gates is actually not a popular figure on capital hill, and many centres who had been critical of him also said last night the'd respect president elect trump and that trump deserves to have his own people in place for key jobs. Trump s also floated the idea of forcing congress into a recess and making cabinet appointments that way, if his choices meet with resistance or delay in the senate. We're going to be watching that closely since I could deprive the senate of its duty of advice and consent and really upset the baLance .

of power that is N. P. S. Carry. Johnson, thank you for your reporting, kerry. My pleasure.

Several democratic LED states are taking steps to prepare for a second trump term, right?

Many blue steak e. Governors and attorney generals are forming coalitions and developing plans to try and push back against policies they expect from the incoming administration. Democratic leaders are making state level efforts to protect against what they describe as threats to democracy and constitutional norms, as republican states prepare for a more aligned federal government.

more aligned with them. Talking about this is npr. Ryland burtons is on the line morning.

Hi, Steve. okay. So what are the democratic state leaders doing exactly?

So one of the efforts is this new group called governors a safeguarding democracy LED by illini democratic governor jb pricker and colorado democratic governor jered police. It's unclear specifically what this group posts to accomplish, but broadly, they say they're going to work with legal experts and advocates to tackle what they call these chAllenges. Facing democracy. Here is govern, a pricker on a call with reporters tuesday.

And together, what we're doing is pushing back against increasing threats of autocracy and fortifying the institutions of democracy that our country and our states depend upon.

I should say that nowhere on their website or in their announcement did they say anything about trump. One specific thing they responded to on the phone, though, was this idea of a trumps. Incoming deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller has floated that mass deportations in blue states could be accomplish using national guard units from red states. Pricker called that unacceptable and said he would not CoOperate in response to the effort from democratic state leaders. A spokesperson for trumps transition team route to us that the american people gave president elect trump a Mandate to implement his promises and he would deliver.

That's something that even Miller did say at one time on a podcast. So i'm trying to think this through. I know that when there's a democratic president that red states, republican LED states, have often gotten together, they've sued. They've organized in different ways of taxes, for examples, been very prominent. So what would the blue states do now?

So so far in california, and democratic governor gaven newson is called a special legislative session for lawmakers to, as he put a protect california values. Now news did single out the incoming tropical administration, saying the session would focus on bolstering california legal resources to protect civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action and immigrant families. The session begins, uh, december second.

But the only specific we have so far is that he wants more funding to fight the federal government in court. California has been a prolific chAllenger of trumps or was a purplish c chAllenger of trumps first administration. They filed over hundred lawsuits back then on things from climate to health care to immigration.

Uh, courts are a lot more conservative now after a wave of appointments from president trump uh, several other democratic tourney general are also promising, uh, similar actions, including arizona, minnesota and washington state. It's not unusual, as you just said, for states to file these lawsuits against administration. Republican attorney eric file dozens of law seats against the bide administration over the last four years.

Okay, taking a wild gas republic lan states might have fewer reasons to sea trumpet administration, but how are they preparing for this new term?

Well, republican state leaders are gearing up for the policies trump talked about when voters in their states voted for him. They're ready to chart their own course on things like the environment, education, health care. It's interesting to think about republican state leaders like texas governor greg abbott, whose Operation loan star was a direct chAllenge to the federal government over whether the state could enforce border policies. He and other top governors spent the last four years fighting the federal government. Now they're likely be aligned with IT.

Roland burton, thanks so much.

Thank you.

Thousands of police are being deployed around the park stadium, head of soccer match tonight between the french and israeli national meeting.

This is a high security match, which is going ahead despite calls for populate or a change of venue because of any semey, an antia of violence that took place in android am last week when an israeli team from television have played.

There we go to P. S. elenor. Beards in paris to find out more. Good morning allor.

Good morning later.

So this game is being described as high risk over the possible tensions between fans. So why are officials going ahead with that?

Well, french officials say they will not back down in the face of anti semitic c threats or violence. The french interior missioner bruno medio said they are able to secure the match. So IT will go ahead in the study of halls just north of paris. That's where they recently held many olympic events. Red tio condemn the attacks against jewish fans and amsterdam and said, IT was a reminder of the worst days of europe's past, and they would have none of IT less listen to him.

So he said to tell them. He said, what happened .

in extraditing was a totally uninhibited display, antisemitism. And we can't give an inch in the face of such threats. There were also reports of soccer hooliganism on the part of israeli fans. They were filmed ripping down palestinian flags on apartment buildings and chanting deaf to arabs.

So how will the french secure the stadium .

by deploying four thousand police? That's four times more than usual, with double layers of security inside and outside the stadium? I was out of the stead of council yesterday, and they were making a security parameter with high fences around the stadium, and all the restaurants embarked that usually make a lot of money on game nights told me they had been ordered to close tonight.

You know, israel has discouraged its citizens from going, and officials say fewer than thirteen thousand tickets have been sold in the stadium. That seeds eighty thousand. So that's basically a policeman for every three people attending.

So france has the largest jewish and muslim communities in europe. How do people feel about the war goes after more than a year? Yeah, well.

french officials are very wary of this conflict being imported. Different streets so far that's been avoided. But antisemitic c acts are up.

And increasingly, french jews say they feel like they're being blamed for the war, especially the longer IT goes on. Last night, there were demonstrations against a planned visit of a far right israeli minister who supports the israeli settling movement. He didn't come in the end, but the demonstrations went ahead.

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a group of jewish.

jewish groups in some of these people said they had not demonstrated since last october seventh when hamas attacked israel, but they said they felt they needed to come out and denounce this never ending war. They were chanting, we wanted ceasefire in a two state solution. Now, alan was one of the demonstrators. The Young woman said, you did not feel safe providing her .

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SHE said we should not confuse the juice and the government of Benjamin at yahoo. And that's the problem right now in the west. He said, we're making you feel guilty for Daniel, who's a murderer. War in gaza and .

what are the team saying?

Well, uh, israeli fans interviews this morning on the radio said they felt they had already lost without the security and fear. Meanwhile, the french coach says, let's try to have a Normal match. President macron, he says, to support the french team and infernal and solidarity and two other former french presidents are going IT seems to be a point of national pride that this .

sporting event goes off peacefully. Pr elen. B in paris. Thank you.

Thank you.

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