Summary: So we took a week off without warning because, you know, 2020. But we’re back, and we sure don’t lack for things to discuss and debate! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney weigh in on:<br> <br> * The NY Times story reporting a request from AFRICOM to expand targeting authorities involving al Shabaab in Kenya in particular.<br> * The President’s denial, and then confirmation, that he favored trying to kill Bashar al-Assad.<br> * DOJ launching a criminal investigation of former National Security Advisor John Bolton.<br> * DOJ moving to interpose the U.S. government as defendant in a defamation suit stemming from President Trump’s answer to questions relating to rape allegations.<br> * A federal judge’s decision to invoke Lochner (!!!) en route to declaring various Pennsylvania public health measures unconstitutional.<br> * Whether the military can subject a person to court martial for an offense allegedly committed prior to a break in service, where the person already was prosecuted (unsuccessfully) in a state court.<br> * The latest twists and turns with TikTok and WeChat under IEEPA and CFIUS<br> <br> And the Mandalorian trailer…OMG OMG OMG<br>
