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Inside the Cyber War (with John Carlin)
John Carlin is a cybersecurity expert and chairs the Global Risk and Crisis Management practice group at Morrison Foerster. He previously served as the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division at the Department of Justice and as Chief of Staff to Robert Mueller at the FBI. He is the author of Dawn of the Code War: America’s Battle Against Russia, China, and the Rising Global Cyber Threat. Carlin speaks with Preet about his book, the U.S. response to cybercrime, China’s theft of intellectual property, and how America was unprepared for the attack on its values.
Plus, Preet’s thoughts on House Democratic committee investigations and the possibility of amending the U.S. Constitution.
Mentioned on this episode of Stay Tuned:
- The Midroll survey
- John Carlin’s book: Dawn of the Code War
- The 2014 DOJ indictment of the People’s Liberation Army
- The 2014 North Korea Sony Pictures hack and DOJ charges
- The 2014 Iranian hack on Sands Las Vegas Corporation
- The 2014 Yahoo data breach
- The 1998 Lockerbie bombing
- Preet’s 2012 NYT op-ed on cybercrime, Asleep at the Laptop
This interview was taped on 12/4/18.
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52:4603/01/2019
The Science of Leadership (with Adam Grant)
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist and a professor at Wharton Business School. He’s a New York Times bestselling author three times over, and is the co-author of Option B with Sheryl Sandberg.
In one of our favorite episodes of the year, from April 2018, Preet speaks with Adam about how to speak truth to power, what makes a good leader, and what advice he has for people in the West Wing.
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41:4927/12/2018
Does Silicon Valley Have a Conscience? (with Kara Swisher)
Kara Swisher is a technology journalist and co-founder and editor-at-large of Recode. She also hosts the Recode Decode podcast. She has been called “Silicon Valley’s most feared and well-liked journalist.” She speaks with Preet about Facebook and the many issues that have landed the company on the front pages. The conversation also ticks through the overall tech landscape, including Twitter, Google, and Amazon.
Plus, Preet's thoughts on Michael Flynn's delayed sentencing and the case of the alleged Russian spy, Maria Butina.
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01:03:1920/12/2018
What is the Fifth Risk? (with Michael Lewis)
Michael Lewis is the author of fifteen books, including Moneyball and The Big Short. His new book, The Fifth Risk, takes on the Trump administration. He speaks with Preet about the dedication of the civil service, Trump’s attack on trust, and the dangers of willful ignorance.
Plus, Preet’s take on Cohen’s three-year prison sentence.
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57:0913/12/2018
Live from Los Angeles (with Kumail Nanjiani)
Comedian Kumail Nanjiani is the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of "The Big Sick," and stars in "Silicon Valley". He speaks with Preet about immigrating from Pakistan, getting political on Twitter, and who he’d play in a movie about the Trump administration.
Plus, Preet’s take on jail time for Michael Flynn.
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01:09:4206/12/2018
CAFE Insider: Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty (Again)
Preet and Anne Milgram make sense of Michael Cohen’s latest guilty plea, this time in the Mueller investigation.
This episode was available to CAFE Insiders on Thursday. Become a member at cafe.com/insider.
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29:4701/12/2018
All the President’s Lawyers (with Bob Bauer)
Bob Bauer served as White House Counsel to President Obama and was co-chair of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration. He speaks with Preet about the universe of lawyers surrounding President Trump, from Matt Whitaker to Don McGahn to Rudy Giuliani, and what America must do to protect its elections.
Plus, Preet makes sense of the Paul Manafort news.
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01:05:1429/11/2018
CAFE Insider: Justice Roberts's Rebuke
In a clip from this week's episode of the CAFE Insider Podcast, Preet and his co-host Anne Milgram dissect Chief Justice Roberts’s message to President Trump. To listen to the whole episode, become a member at cafe.com/insider.
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09:4726/11/2018
Live from the Lincoln Theatre (with Chuck Todd)
Chuck Todd is the host of Meet the Press and political director for NBC News. He spoke with Preet in front of a packed house in D.C. about the blue tornado of the midterms, being insulted by the President on twitter, and who should run in 2020.
Plus, Preet's take on the criminal justice reform bill in Congress. (And a little parenting advice.)
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01:12:2021/11/2018
CAFE Insider (Episode 2, Part 1): Mueller Anxiety at the White House
Preet and his CAFE Insider co-host Anne Milgram, former Attorney General of New Jersey, discuss President Trump's impending written deposition and whether the administration will come to regret appointing Matt Whitaker. Part 1 of 2. Go to cafe.com/insider for Part 2.
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20:4520/11/2018
How to Assess a Presidency (with Michael Beschloss)
Michael Beschloss is a historian and the author of the new book, Presidents of War. He speaks with Preet about what the past can teach us about the Trump presidency, why history should matter to our leaders, and his wonderful, shade-filled twitter feed.
Plus, Preet’s take on the legality of Whitaker as acting attorney general.
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01:11:2315/11/2018
CAFE Insider: Sessions Out. Whitaker In. What’s Next for Mueller?
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31:2109/11/2018
The Election and Its Aftermath (with David Axelrod)
David Axelrod, the chief strategist for both of Barack Obama's presidential campaigns, is the director of the University of Chicago's non-partisan Institute of Politics and the host of The Axe Files podcast. He talks to Preet about Tuesday's midterms, what taking the House will mean for the Democrats and for President Trump, and what we can learn from the campaign of Beto O'Rourke.
Plus, Preet reacts to the forced resignation of Jeff Sessions.
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40:4008/11/2018
Live from Town Hall (with Jeffrey Toobin)
Jeffrey Toobin, a former prosecutor, is the chief legal analyst at CNN and a staff writer at the New Yorker. In front of a packed house at the Town Hall in New York, he speaks with Preet about Trump and the rule of law, Kavanaugh and the court, and why the Mueller investigation never leaks.
Plus, Preet explains why an executive order can’t eliminate birthright citizenship.
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01:15:1401/11/2018
Laugh to Keep from Crying (with Samantha Bee)
Samantha Bee is the host of Full Frontal, the weekly comedy show on TBS, and was a long-time correspondent on The Daily Show. She speaks with Preet about #MeToo, women’s anger, and finding humor in very dark news. Plus, that time she got in trouble for saying the word feckless.
And, Preet breaks down the latest on Jamal Khashoggi.
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57:0325/10/2018
The Death of Jamal Khashoggi (with Fareed Zakaria)
Fareed Zakaria is the host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN, and a foreign affairs columnist for the Washington Post. He speaks with Preet about the apparent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who he has known for more than a decade. And, as Nikki Haley leaves the UN, they consider American isolationism and the Trump doctrine.
Plus, what might happen if the Dems take the House.
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01:03:3418/10/2018
Making Centrism Sexy (with Max Boot)
Max Boot was a senior policy advisor for three Republican presidential campaigns. He’s now a columnist at the Washington Post, and the author of The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right. He speaks with Preet about the future of our two-party system, how to make centrism cool, and the dangers of retweeting.
Plus, Preet debunks the latest conspiracy theory - about him.
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01:04:3111/10/2018
Chasing the Truth About Kavanaugh (with Jane Mayer)
Jane Mayer, Chief Washington Correspondent for the New Yorker, broke the story of Deborah Ramirez and her allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. She talks to Preet about the leads she’s still chasing, where the FBI should be looking, and how the Senate would vote if half its members were women.
Plus, Preet’s take on the Trump tax investigation.
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58:5004/10/2018
The Kavanaugh Hearings (with Anne Milgram)
Friday morning, Preet sat down with Anne Milgram, former Attorney General of New Jersey, to discuss Thursday's extraordinary testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh. This episode was recorded before Senator Jeff Flake announced he would only support Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation following an FBI investigation of Dr. Ford's claims.
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46:2928/09/2018
Kavanaugh and the GOP's Women Problem (with Nicolle Wallace)
Nicolle Wallace is the host of "Deadline: White House" on MSNBC, and advised George W. Bush and John McCain. She talks with Preet about the chaos of the Kavanaugh nomination, what it means for the midterms, and compares Donald Trump and Sarah Palin.
Plus, Preet assesses Rod Rosenstein's job security.
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01:07:3727/09/2018
Fair Play (with Sally Jenkins)
Sally Jenkins writes about sports for the Washington Post. She talks with Preet about Serena Williams’s controversial U.S. Open final, the surprising history of the NFL, and the value of fairness on and off the field.
Plus, Preet’s take on Brett Kavanaugh’s future.
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01:13:3520/09/2018
Kavanaugh and The Court (with Ron Klain)
Ron Klain has worked on the confirmation or selection of eight Supreme Court Justices. He was chief of staff to Al Gore, Joe Biden, and Janet Reno, and Chief Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He talks to Preet about the Kavanaugh hearings, the missing documents, and what happens next.
Plus, Preet explains the 25th Amendment.
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01:09:4113/09/2018
Truth and Lies in the West Wing (with Jonathan Swan)
Jonathan Swan covers the White House for Axios. He talks with Preet about the latest leaks from the West Wing, how he separates facts from spin, and which of his high-powered sources uses Comic Sans.
Plus, Preet dissects the implications of the President's latest attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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01:03:0706/09/2018
From Braille to Yale (with Cyrus Habib)
Cyrus Habib is the Lieutenant Governor of Washington State. He lost his eyesight to cancer at age 8, went on to Yale, and became the first Iranian-American to hold statewide office. He talks with Preet about his remarkable life, the midterms, and governing in a deeply divided America.
Plus, Preet’s wish list for constitutional amendments.
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57:5830/08/2018
Cohen & Manafort Guilty: What Now? (with Joyce Vance)
Joyce Vance was the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama during the Obama Administration. She joins Preet to talk through the guilty plea of Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and the conviction of his former campaign chair, Paul Manafort.
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40:0922/08/2018
Exposing Theranos (with John Carreyrou)
John Carreyrou is the author of Bad Blood, a book about the rise and fall of healthcare startup Theranos. For year, Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, conned investors and customers with the promise of a new blood testing technology. Carreyrou's reporting helped expose fraud at the company. John talks to Preet about how people like General James Mattis got pulled into the Theranos orbit, and his own reporting drama around the story.
Also this week, Preet answers your questions about the secret Omarosa tapes and the dramatic Paul Manfort trial.
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01:08:5016/08/2018
Why I Quit the GOP (with Steve Schmidt)
Steve Schmidt was a top Republican strategist - until he left the party this June. He joins Preet to talk about Trump's appeal, the silence of Congressional Republicans, and what's next for principled conservatives.
Plus, Preet's thoughts on the fireworks at the Paul Manafort trial.
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01:02:1009/08/2018
Bonus: Katie Couric interviews Preet
In this special bonus episode, Preet and Katie Couric interview each other. Katie gets Preet's thoughts on Comey, Cuomo, and 2020. Then Preet asks Katie about the future of CBS president Les Moonves and her experience broadcasting live on September 11, 2001.
Preet is back Thursday with a regular episode of Stay Tuned, and your questions.
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25:1506/08/2018
Putin Enemy #1 (with Bill Browder)
Bill Browder is a campaigner for justice in Russia. In Helsinki, Vladimir Putin asked for Bill to be handed over to the Russian government - a request that President Trump called "an incredible offer." Bill is back to talk about what’s changed for him, for America and for the world.
Plus, Preet’s take on whether a tweet counts as obstruction of justice.
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01:01:3002/08/2018
ReMade in America Bonus: Bassem Youssef with Cameron Esposito
The first season of CAFE’s newest podcast, ReMade in America, wraps up this week. Here’s one last highlight for Stay Tuned listeners: host Bassem Youssef’s conversation with comedian Cameron Esposito.
And the final episode of ReMade is out today, featuring HBO Documentaries legend Sheila Nevins and New York Times columnist Nick Kristof. You can listen to it on their show page.
Preet will be back Thursday with a new episode of Stay Tuned.
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33:0531/07/2018
What Happened in Helsinki (with Jeremy Bash)
Jeremy Bash was Chief of Staff at the CIA and the Department of Defense under President Obama. He joins Preet to discuss the Helsinki Summit, Mueller’s indictment of 12 Russian intelligence operatives and what leverage Putin might have over President Trump.
Plus, an update on Preet’s plan for the New York Attorney General race.
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01:09:5926/07/2018
The Supremes (with Nina Totenberg)
Nina Totenberg is NPR’s legendary Supreme Court reporter. She speaks with Preet about breaking the Anita Hill story, pot-smoking justices, and the confirmation prospects for Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Plus, Preet’s thoughts on Trump, Putin and Helsinski.
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01:10:0719/07/2018
Sneak Preview: Preet on Remade in America
This week, Preet is a special guest on CAFE's other hit podcast, Remade In America, hosted by comedian Bassem Youssef. Here's a sneak preview.
Bassem was known as the Jon Stewart of Egypt. Now, he's living in exile and finding his footing in a new country. ReMade in America is a show about feeling like an outsider in America — and trying to make it anyway.
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02:1617/07/2018
The Fight for the Supreme Court (with Vanita Gupta)
Vanita Gupta is president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and worked in the Obama Administration. She joins Preet to discuss the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and what’s at stake. Plus, an update on family separations at the Southern border and Preet’s thoughts on Michael Cohen’s media strategy.
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01:07:1412/07/2018
The Russian Strategy (with Garry Kasparov)
Garry Kasparov is the greatest chess player of all time, and one of Vladimir Putin's most vocal critics. He joins Preet to discuss Russian misinformation and attacks on the concept of truth, in this re-aired interview.
Plus, Preet gives his take on the legal crisis at the Southern border, in an all-new QA.
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53:5428/06/2018
ReMade in America Bonus: Bassem Youssef with Maria Hinojosa
There’s a new podcast in the Cafe family: ReMade in America, hosted by comedian Bassem Youssef. In this episode, Bassem speaks with journalist Maria Hinojosa, host of NPR’s Latino USA, about her own immigration journey, diversity in journalism, and how she is navigating the era of fake news.
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15:2026/06/2018
Criminal Justice, Part 4: Your Questions, Answered (with Anne Milgram and Lisa Monaco)
Anne Milgram is the former Attorney General of New Jersey. Lisa Monaco was the Homeland Security Advisor to President Barack Obama. They join Preet to tackle your questions on the criminal justice system. What does collusion mean? What is a constitutional crisis? And is court anything like how it seems on TV?
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54:5021/06/2018
Criminal Justice, Part 3: The Defendant
Jason Goldfarb is a former lawyer who was prosecuted for insider trading by Preet’s old office, the Southern District of New York. Goldfarb joins Preet to talk about the experience of being prosecuted, pleading guilty, and building a life after prison.
This is the third episode in our series on the roles and players in the criminal justice system.
Plus, Preet’s thoughts on flipping, pardons and Manafort.
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01:03:1614/06/2018
Criminal Justice, Part 2: The Prosecution (with Pat Fitzgerald)
Pat Fitzgerald is a former federal prosecutor. He led cases against Governor Rod Blagojevich, Al Qaeda terrorists, and the mob. Today he’s a private citizen and representing Jim Comey, among others. He speaks with Preet about how to build a case, the art of flipping a witness, and deciphering wiretaps in pig latin.
This is the second episode in our series on the roles and players in the criminal justice system.
Plus, Preet gives his thoughts on presidential pardons and when it matters to know all the the words to a song.
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01:13:1507/06/2018
New From Cafe: Remade in America with Bassem Youssef
You heard him a few weeks ago live on stage with Preet at the Apollo Theater. Now Bassem Youssef has his own podcast: Remade in America. It's a show about feeling like an outsider in America — and trying to make it anyway.
This first episode features comedian Maz Jobrani, author of "I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV." And the second episode of Remade in America, just out today, features the hilarious and insightful Baratunde Thurston.
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31:5205/06/2018
Criminal Justice, Part 1: The Defense (with Ben Brafman)
Ben Brafman is one of America’s most prominent defense attorneys. He has represented Sean Combs, Martin Shkreli, and Harvey Weinstein. Brafman speaks with Preet about the clients he won’t take on, why everyone deserves a good lawyer, and what it’s like to represent someone everyone hates.
This is the first episode in our series on the roles and players in the criminal justice system.
Plus, Preet answers your questions about the latest developments in the case against Michael Cohen.
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01:03:2331/05/2018
Winning Alabama (with Senator Doug Jones)
Doug Jones is a Democratic Senator from Alabama. He talks with Preet about what it takes to turn red states blue, prosecuting civil rights cold cases as U.S. attorney, and how he makes decisions on contentious votes—like the recent Haspel and Pompeo nominations.
Plus, Preet breaks down the president’s call for an investigation into the Department of Justice.
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53:5724/05/2018
Race, Bias and Justice (with Sherrilyn Ifill)
Sherrilyn Ifill is the president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.
She talks with Preet about about the rise of artificial intelligence in policing, how both companies and law enforcement can confront issues of racial bias, and the attack on voting rights in America.
Plus, in the wake of this week’s primaries, Preet weighs in on what might happen if Democrats take the House this fall.
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58:0517/05/2018
Live from The Apollo (with Bassem Youssef)
Before the Egyptian revolution, Bassem Youssef was a heart surgeon who moonlighted as a political comedian. He went on to become the Jon Stewart of Egypt, poking fun at the regime with an audience of 40 million people. Then he was forced to flee the country. Preet spoke with Bassem live on stage at the Apollo Theater about his journey from doctor to comedian to, now, podcast host in America. Bassem's show, "Remade in America," launches later this month.
Plus: Preet reflects on the accusations against former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — and what might happen next for himself.
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01:09:3610/05/2018
Seeking Justice for Sergei Magnitsky (with Bill Browder)
Bill Browder is a British hedge fund manager and a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin. Since his friend Sergei Magnitsky was killed in a Russian prison, Browder has led an international campaign to punish his killers — some of the most powerful people in Russia. Not by bringing them to trial, but by restricting their travel and cash flow. Browder speaks with Preet about the dangers of Putin and his own quest for justice.
Preet's riveting conversation with Bill Browder first aired in October.
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52:3103/05/2018
The State of the State Department (with Ronan Farrow)
Ronan Farrow is an author and journalist who just won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Harvey Weinstein. He’s also the author of a new book, The War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence.
He speaks with Preet about the prospect of a Secretary of State Pompeo, and why the gutting of the diplomatic corps should worry us all.
And, they talk about Farrow's groundbreaking reporting on the Me Too movement, and the influence of his mother, Mia Farrow.
Plus, Preet explains what Rudy Giuliani’s connections can and can’t do for President Trump.
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53:2726/04/2018
Securing the Border and the Ballot (with Jeh Johnson)
Jeh Johnson ran the Department of Homeland Security Security under President Obama. Johnson previously served as general counsel for the Department of Defense and is also an alum of the Southern District of New York, where he was Assistant U.S. Attorney. He speaks with Preet about border security, his role as the very first person to resign from the Trump administration, and what it means when elected officials don’t trust our intelligence agencies. Plus: Preet sorts fact from rampant speculation around the FBI raid of Michael Cohen.
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01:09:4512/04/2018
Breakfast with Putin (with Michael McFaul)
Michael McFaul served as U.S. Ambassador to Russia during Barack Obama's second term. He speaks with Preet about what Vladimir Putin is like in real life and how it felt to live under constant surveillance in Moscow. McFaul is the author of the upcoming book "From Cold War to Hot Peace." Plus, Preet tries to untangle Donald Trump's attacks on Amazon and Jeff Bezos.
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53:2205/04/2018
Inside The Opioid Crisis
This week we take an inside look at the opioid crisis. Preet speaks with parent advocate Susan Salomone and Dr. Abigail Herron about the deepening public health crisis and what can be done to solve it. Plus: why can’t President Trump retain any good lawyers?
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56:0829/03/2018
Quitting the DEA After a Career Doing Justice (with Chuck Rosenberg)
Chuck Rosenberg has done some of the most important jobs in law enforcement, from United States attorney to acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, a job he resigned from last fall. He talks to Preet about why he quit, the opioid crisis, and how to try a terrorist. Plus: Preet answers your questions about Andrew McCabe and what’s next for the special counsel.
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01:00:1722/03/2018