Sunday, February 24, 2019

60 Minutes

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Society & Culture, Tv & Film

3.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In his first television interview, Bryant Vinas, an American-Muslim who joined Al-Qaida tells Scott Pelley about his experiences, before being an informant for the U.S. Bill Whitaker learns the FDA's role in the opioid epidemic. Plus, Holly Williams reports on the race on electric cars. Who is currently in first place? Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Prime members, you can listen to 60 minutes ad-free on Amazon Music.
0:05.5	Download the app today.
0:14.5	Let me remind you of some of the words that you have used to describe the pharmaceutical industry, your industry.
0:20.2	Yeah.
0:20.9	Corrupt?
0:22.0	Yeah.
0:23.0	Immoral?
0:24.0	Yes.
0:24.8	Depreved?
0:26.0	Yes.
0:26.8	They're appropriate for the behavior that's taken place.
0:29.8	You are a drug executive.
0:32.8	You manufacture drugs.
0:35.8	Many drugs.
0:36.8	Are you at fault in this epidemic in any way?
0:39.8	Absolutely.
0:40.8	But once you find out that it's not correct, you have to do the right thing.
0:45.8	Is there anything more important?
0:49.8	There's no question Bryant Viennese betrayed America by joining Al Qaeda.
0:54.8	What you'll have to decide for yourself is whether he's done enough to earn the protection of the US government.
1:01.8	I've had many trials involving murderers and drug kingpins on my docket.
1:09.8	And I was shocked that they took such a cavalier, irresponsible step as they did to deny Mr. Viennese witness protection.
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