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Stay Tuned with Preet

Between Two Prosecutors: Part I (with Cyrus Vance Jr.)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.832.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned with Preet, “Between Two Prosecutors: Part I,” Preet answers listener questions about the Justice Department’s decision to close insider trading investigations into three U.S. senators, and the extent to which Congress can check the actions of the Supreme Court. Then, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. joins Preet for a special two-part episode to discuss Vance’s prosecutorial philosophy, the peculiarities of law enforcement in New York City, and his reflections on Harvey Weinstein and other high-profile cases. Tune in next Thursday to hear Part II of the conversation. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/bonus-podcast/between-two-prosecutors-part-i-with-cyrus-vance/ To listen to Stay Tuned bonus content, become a member of CAFE Insider at: CAFE.com/Insider Sign up to receive the CAFE Brief, a weekly newsletter featuring analysis of politically charged legal news, updates from Preet, and analysis from Elie Honig, at: CAFE.com/brief And if you haven’t already, listen to a sample from this week’s episode of the CAFE Insider podcast for free at CAFE.com or in the Stay Tuned feed. As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Slack.com slash DHQ. From Cafe,

0:56.9

welcome to stay tuned. I'm Priperara. We are in the business of believing victims. That's our

1:03.6

default, but we also have another guiding principle which you have, which is our response

1:09.2

ability to continue to investigate. And when information comes about during that investigation,

1:14.1

that we may not be happy to receive, we have to take it where it takes us and then make the

1:20.8

decision based upon the full measure of information.

1:23.6

That's Cyrus Vance Jr. He's been the Manhattan District Attorney since 2010. Vance has

1:32.0

overseen a decade of profound change from Manhattan. He's grappled with whether to prosecute

1:36.5

minor offenses like marijuana possession and turn-style jumping, engaged in longstanding

1:41.1

debates over the District Attorney's jurisdiction, and adjusted to the constancy of contemporary

1:45.6

press coverage. Vance's office has also received both praise and criticism for a number of

1:50.7

high-profile sex crime cases involving movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, former IMF managing

1:55.5

director Dominique Strauss Khan, and disgraced gynecologist Robert Hadden.

2:00.4

And Vance has worked closely with my former office, the US Attorney's Office for the

2:03.7

Southern District of New York, including during my tenure. Vance joins me this week for

2:08.2

a special two-part episode. In part one, we discussed the philosophy of prosecution, the

2:13.8

peculiarities of law enforcement in New York City, and his thoughts on the Harvey Weinstein

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