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Kristen Clarke

Kristen Clarke

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of JusticeWikipedia

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Oct 24, 2026

Todd BlanchSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
4:10
But, you know, to say that there's no circumstances that we would ever do that, of course I'm not going to say that.
Symone Sanders-TownsendHOST
4:18
Tonight, Kristen Clarke and Sosa Osa are with us.
Symone Sanders-TownsendHOST
4:22
You got a lot to keep from crying.
Michael SteeleHOST
4:24
You do.

12 MINS LATER

Symone Sanders-TownsendHOST
16:50
most conservative red parts of the state.
Luke RussertHOST
16:54
That's it.
Luke RussertHOST
16:55
Kristen Clarke, Sosa Osa, thank you so much for being on the show.
Luke RussertHOST
16:59
Stay with us.
Michael PopokHOST
1:30
They're just intimidating people who show up and they just wanna do the joyous thing of voting.
Michael PopokHOST
1:36
So I wanna bring in Kristen Clarke, who's the general counsel of the NAACP and was formerly the 19th Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice.
Michael PopokHOST
1:47
Hi, Kristen.
Kristen ClarkeGUEST
1:48
Hi.

20 MINS LATER

Michael PopokHOST
22:18
Great.
Michael PopokHOST
22:18
They're in a training academies of a different type, but they're ready to go and hopefully maybe rejoin the Depar- join the Department of Justice at a time of great need.
Michael PopokHOST
22:26
Kristen Clarke, so glad that you're here.
Michael PopokHOST
22:28
I'm always...
Larry ConnersHOST
9:05
Oh, you wa- oh, you want backup on that? I've got it for you.
Larry ConnersHOST
9:08
The NAACP general counsel Kristen Clarke.
Kristen ClarkeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
9:11
Well, first of all, this smacks of racism-
Larry ConnersHOST
9:15
Yep
Kristen ClarkeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
12:31
...
Kristen ClarkeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
12:31
in particular.
Larry ConnersHOST
12:33
Once again, that's the general counsel for the NAACP.
Larry ConnersHOST
12:38
I guess all the Black women in the Trump administration, and Black men, and Blacks who are Republican or conservative, they, they're not smart enough to know that they're being attacked on a racist level by Trump? And don't forget the DSA agenda, Democrat Socialist of America.
Larry ConnersHOST
15:46
Aha, that's what they're claiming, and of course, they don't do this without also throwing out the race card.
Larry ConnersHOST
15:54
Kristen Clarke, the NAACP general counsel.
Kristen ClarkeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
15:57
Well, first of all, this smacks of racism-
Larry ConnersHOST
16:00
Yep
Tavis SmileyHOST
0:36
We thank him for checking in every Monday and Thursday, top of the second hour.
Tavis SmileyHOST
0:40
We are on the backside of the second hour, and as promised, the conversation is now with NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clarke.
Tavis SmileyHOST
0:46
We invited her on to talk about the organization's lawsuit to block the Department of Justice from deploying these federal prosecutors to polling sites across the country as part of its so-called election monitoring program, but we know It ain't really no election monitoring program.
Tavis SmileyHOST
1:00
That's the worst kept secret in the country.
Tavis SmileyHOST
1:02
Kristen Clarke, good to have you on.
Tavis SmileyHOST
1:03
How are you today? I'm doing
Kristen ClarkeGUEST
1:07
well.

6 MINS LATER

Tavis SmileyHOST
7:18
This is the Department of Justice.
Michael SteeleHOST
21:08
As MSNOW's Steve Bennett writes, quote, there is no modern precedent for a president trying to misuse the levers of power to try to kick a sitting member of Congress out of the country.
Michael SteeleHOST
21:22
Joining us now, General Counsel for the NAACP, Kristen Clarke.
Michael SteeleHOST
21:25
She served as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Joe Biden.
Symone Sanders-TownsendHOST
21:32
So first, thank you, Counselor, for joining us today.

9 MINS LATER

Michael SteeleHOST
30:19
Well, now we know why.
Michael SteeleHOST
30:21
where black people vote is the target.
Michael SteeleHOST
30:24
Kristen Clarke, thank you so much.
Michael SteeleHOST
30:26
Before we go to break, we are still monitoring that shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon.
Teddy NappenHOST
37:58
And also, here's another way to tell on yourself.
Teddy NappenHOST
38:01
Remember who, who the head of the US Department of Justice under, Civil Rights Division under Biden? Kristen Clarke, who has now been appointed the general counsel to the N- double ACP.
Teddy NappenHOST
38:12
Yeah.
Teddy NappenHOST
38:13
Real, real, uh-
Mimi BrownCORRESPONDENT
8:11
They're also investigating non-profit groups that help people register to vote.
Mimi BrownCORRESPONDENT
8:16
A former Justice Department official, Kristen Clarke, spoke about this on, um, MSN, um, MS Now.
Mimi BrownCORRESPONDENT
8:21
Let's listen.
Charlamagne Tha GodHOST
8:22
There we go.
Ashleigh FieldsGUEST
10:42
And they said that, uh, the Department of Justice did not respond within the required timeframe, which is why this lawsuit has sort of stemmed in order to, you know, take it up in court and ensure that the information is provided.
Ashleigh FieldsGUEST
10:53
So the NAACP is, uh, fighting for that, but at the same time, um, Kristen Clarke, who is leading this push, has also said that they have their own army.
Ashleigh FieldsGUEST
11:02
They've introduced a voter protection hub, which includes a phone hotline and a website for individuals to submit reports regarding voter intimidation, long wait times, and other issues.
Ashleigh FieldsGUEST
11:11
Now, regarding immigration officers being present at different polling sites, last month they filed a lawsuit also against that seeking to block Immigration and Custom Enforcement or other federal agencies from deploying armed personnel to polling places.
Doug DavisHOST
4:06
Officials say the move is in compliance with federal law.
Doug DavisHOST
4:09
NAACP general counsel, Kristen Clarke, is questioning the decision and spoke about the organization's position with MS Now.
Kristen ClarkeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
4:16
The NAACP is in court right now working to, uh, shine a light on whatever it is that this Justice Department is doing as they claim that they're going to be deploying 1,000 people to polling sites across the country.
Kristen ClarkeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
4:30
Like, all of this is part of a coordinated campaign intended to discourage people from exercising their voice this cycle, and it's not gonna work.

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