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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Ep. 305 - Josh Shapiro

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

CNN

News

4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Josh Shapiro, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, joins David to discuss the Pennsylvania grand jury report revealing child sex abuse by Catholic priests and the elaborate cover-up scheme—one of the broadest inquiries into church sex abuse in U.S. history. Shapiro also shares his own journey in public service and the law, the importance of knocking on doors and listening to constituents, the ongoing investigation into Big Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis, his take on U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr, and why he believes a Democrat will take Pennsylvania in 2020. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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And now from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles with your host,

0:28.4

David Axelrod.

0:30.4

Attorney General Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania made big news last year with a release of a

0:38.0

stunning report about the abuse of children within the church in the state of Pennsylvania.

0:45.2

It's a report that really spurred a global discussion or certainly added to it.

0:51.8

But it was also just the latest chapter in what Pennsylvania's already know to be a really

0:56.7

promising career in politics and government.

1:00.2

General Shapiro came to the Institute of Politics today to speak about the issue of abuse

1:05.3

in the church and the cover-up of it.

1:08.4

And after that program, I sat down with him to talk about that, but also about his own

1:13.3

journey, some other issues that he's working on in the politics of our moment.

1:21.0

Josh Shapiro, great to see you here at the Institute of Politics and at this table, great

1:27.6

to be with you.

1:28.9

We have a lot to talk about that's current and involving your work as Attorney General.

1:33.8

You're here in part speaking about your investigation into the abuse of children in the church and

1:41.8

cover-up of it.

1:43.7

And I want to talk to you about that, but I want to talk to you a little bit about your

1:47.4

own journey before we get to that.

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