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How the Trump Administration Uses Federal Dollars to Impose His Agenda

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Protesters walk during a march in San Francisco on May 1, 2017.  (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)

President Donald Trump is using National Guard troop deployments to pressure cities and counties into following his conservative agenda. But attorney Jill Habig says he is also using the federal pursestrings to bend them to his will. That’s why she founded the Oakland-based Public Rights Project to take on the administration, fighting in court on behalf of those cities and counties that have seen their policies challenged, funding cut or even troops deployed to their streets. Habig joins Marisa and Scott in studio to discuss their lawsuits and strategy. 

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