SPECIAL: A Nation in (Constitutional) Crisis

DSR's Words Matter

Riley Fessler

News, Government

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said what many have thought for weeks, months and even years: the United States government is in a constitutional crisis. Former federal prosecutor Mimi Rocah explains to Joe exactly why. Mimi is Pace Law's Distinguished Fellow in Criminal Justice and a Legal Analyst for MSNBC and NBC News. From February 2001 until October 2017, Mimi was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. As an AUSA, Mimi successfully prosecuted and tried numerous cases including several high-profile Organized Crime cases. During her career in SDNY, Mimi held a number of leadership positions including, Chief of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit, as well as Chief of the General Crimes and Narcotics Units for the SDNY. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/words-matter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Words Matter with Katie Barlow and Joe Lockhart.
0:11.6	Welcome to Words Matter, I'm Katie Barlow.
0:15.2	Our goal is to promote objective reality.
0:18.2	As a wise man once said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, not their own facts.
0:24.5	To have power and words have consequences.
0:30.0	Welcome to a special edition of Words Matter.
0:32.9	Katie's on assignment, I'm Adam Levine.
0:36.2	Joe and I are thrilled to be joined today by former federal prosecutor Mimi Roca.
0:41.6	Mimi is currently PACE Law's Distinguished Fellow in Criminal Justice and Illegal Analyst
0:46.5	at MSNBC and NBC News.
0:49.8	From February 2001 until October 2017, Mimi was an Assistant United States Attorney
0:56.0	in the Southern District of New York.
0:58.1	As an AUSA, Mimi successfully prosecuted and tried several high-profile organized crime
1:04.8	cases.
1:06.1	While at the SDNY, Mimi held a number of leadership positions, including Chief of the Organized
1:11.0	Crime and Racketeering Unit, as well as Chief of the General Crimes and Narcotics Unit.
1:16.1	Mimi Roca, welcome to Words Matter.
1:18.2	Thank you.
1:19.2	Thanks so much for having me.
1:20.2	Welcome Mimi.
1:21.2	So, tell me about that moment in the fifth grade where you sat and saw the light and said,
1:26.4	I want to be a lawyer.
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