I sat down with Attorney General Steve Marshall to talk about this and a lot of other issues. I have been eager to get the AG on “In the Weeds” because there’s so much his office deals with from the prosecution side and the policy side. And even though this is probably the longest interview I’ve done, we still didn’t come close to covering everything. Here are a few things to listen for:

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  We talked about his background as a lawyer and why he got into prosecution;

  
  
  
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  I asked about his college days and I did not know he was a UNC tarheel

  
  
  
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  We talked about his work on the Census / immigration situation, and he actually corrected me for conflating the issue. If you’ve ever confused the Census question with the immigration reapportionment question, his explanation will be helpful.

  
  
  
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  I asked him what the end game on Ethics is going to be, and how the Supreme Court might influence the legisalture;

  
  
  
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  And of course, Pardons and Paroles.

  
  
  
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  Also, it has been a little over a year since the death of Marshall’s wife, Bridgette. That’s obviously not a fun topic, but I thought it was important to at least ask about in terms of his willingness to help other families deal with addiction and suicide issues. And for all that was said back a year ago, I wanted to give him the opportunity to say as much as he wanted in an unredacted form. I think you’ll find his candid comments as illuminating and meaningful as I did.