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December 11 — Sen. Jon Tester and Preet Bharara

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🗓️ 11 December 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to discuss the future of the Democratic Party, after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) announced her decision to become an independent. Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara talks about his 2010 prosecution of arms dealer Viktor Bout, the prisoner exchange with Russia that saw Bout released and the Justice Department’s investigation into former president Donald Trump. Panelists Cornell Belcher, Sara Fagen, Garrett Haake and Kristen Welker join the Meet the Press roundtable. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

This Sunday, leaving the party. Arizona Senator Kirsten Cinema says she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent.

0:10.2

I'm willing to work with anyone to get things done.

0:12.4

Her decision complicates Democrats' plans for the future and their hopes of holding control in 2024.

0:18.1

My stand today is about joining the many Americans who don't believe that any political party

0:24.3

fits them perfectly.

0:25.9

I'll talk to Democratic Senator John Tester of Montana who understands the challenges of being

0:30.3

a Democrat and a red state.

0:32.9

Plus, freed from Russia.

0:34.5

Welcome home, Brittany.

0:35.8

Basketball star, Brittany Griner, is freed from Russia in a prisoner exchange

0:39.8

for a convicted arms dealer known as the Merchant of Death.

0:43.7

It was a dangerous concession to Vladimir Putin,

0:46.4

and it will set a dangerous precedent going forward.

0:49.1

Is the U.S. putting more lives at risk with this deal?

0:52.6

I'll talk to former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara,

0:55.0

who put the Russian arms dealer, Victor Boot, behind bars.

0:58.6

And liability.

1:00.1

After his handpicked candidate lost the Georgia runoff,

1:02.9

Donald Trump is increasingly becoming a liability

1:05.8

for his party and himself.

1:07.8

He's, if you will, the kiss of death

1:10.2

for somebody who wants to win a general election.

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