McGahn Must Testify & The Trump Transition (with Michael Lewis)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, "McGahn Must Testify & The Trump Transition," host Preet Bharara answers your questions about: -- A D.C. federal court's decision that former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn must comply with a House subpoena to testify -- Roger Stone’s conviction in federal court, and the possibility of a pardon from Trump -- Trump’s inconsistent treatment of American military service members 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. Originally aired in December 2018, Preet speaks with Lewis about the dedication of the civil service, Trump’s attack on trust, and the dangers of willful ignorance. Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet them to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, email [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 Prit Bharara. A lot of characters who I've admired
1:04.1	who stood against corrupt or inefficient or broken systems are people who don't actually
1:09.2	have a great need in this. Like they didn't need me to write a book about them. That's
1:13.5	Michael Lewis. He's the author of 15 books including The Big Short, Money Ball and Liars
1:18.2	Poker. His most recent book is called The Fifth Risk. Once described as a love letter
1:23.0	to federal employees, the book wrestles with the risks we face when the government is
1:26.6	run by people who don't understand or don't want to understand how it works. And how
1:30.7	we depend on the mission driven employees in the civil service to keep our government
1:34.0	functioning and keep us all safe. I've been thinking about my conversation with Lewis
1:38.1	and light of the congressional testimony we've recently heard from some truly upstanding
1:41.9	and outstanding public service. And I think it's time to revisit it. That's coming up.
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