Epstein's Lawyers & Leaving the GOP (with George Will)

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🗓️ 18 July 2019

⏱️ 68 minutes

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On this episode of Stay Tuned, "Epstein's Lawyers & Leaving the GOP," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- The extent to which the Attorney General has control over federal prosecutors serving in the United States Attorney offices across the country -- The idea that Alex Acosta, as a sitting U.S. Attorney in Miami, was intimidated by Jeffrey Epstein’s “hot shot” lawyers -- How people come to be appointed as federal judges -- Advice on taking the bar exam George Will, nationally syndicated, Pulitzer-prize winning columnist for the Washington Post and author of The Conservative Sensibility, joins Preet for a wide-ranging discussion about his craft, the current political moment, and how the Republican Party has lost its way under Trump. Bonus clips from the interview are available for members of the CAFE Insider community Sign up to receive free references and supplemental materials for Stay Tuned episodes, a weekly newsletter, and updates from Preet. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.9	From Cafe, welcome to Stay Tuned. I'm Priperara. Politics should not be what defines your
1:05.7	identity. Government has a great and state-led jurisdiction but it's not everything. And if
1:12.3	you're looking for excitement, if you're looking for spiritual fulfillment, if you're
1:16.7	looking for the meaning in life, don't look to politics because we've seen what happens.
1:22.5	When mass movements become intoxicated by political movements, fighting faiths, fascism,
1:27.6	communism, all the rest, try to envelop the lives of their adherents. It's unhealthy.
1:34.5	That's the venerable conservative commentator, George Will. He's written nearly 6,000 columns
1:39.8	for the Washington Post. I actually grew up reading George Will. And while I often disagreed
1:44.1	with his opinions, I can thank him for expanding my vocabulary. His most recent book is the
1:48.9	conservative sensibility and does not mention the current president at all. We talked about
1:53.4	the effect of Fox News, the fecundity of freedom, how Barry Goldwater started the modern conservative
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