Preet Bharara: The Guardian of Justice, on a Lifetime of Doing Justice, Being Fired by Trump, and Banned by Putin
The Dissenters with Debra Messing and Mandana Dayani
Dear Media, Mandana Dayani and Debra Messing
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🗓️ 27 August 2020
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Debra and Mandana sit down with Preet Bharara to discuss his time as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as one of the nation's most aggressive prosecutors of crime and public corruption. Preet also discusses being fired by Trump, banned by Putin, and what it means to actively "do" justice.
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| 0:39.5 | So, Madonna and I are best friends, and activism is a huge part of our lives and who we are. |
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| 1:08.0 | Based on Ruth Bader Ginsburg's iconic I descent slogan, |
| 1:12.0 | a dissenter is someone who stood up to an injustice or |
| 1:15.4 | challenged the status quo, someone who fought to build a better way. |
| 1:19.8 | This week we speak with the incredible Preet Barra. |
| 1:24.1 | Preet is the former federal prosecutor who served as the United States attorney for |
| 1:29.2 | the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017. He was nominated by President Obama and unanimously |
| 1:36.9 | confirmed by the US Senate. He oversaw the investigation and litigation of |
| 1:41.5 | all criminal and civil cases and supervised in |
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