The DA Who Refused to Play the Game (with Mimi Rocah)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Mimi Rocah is the former District Attorney for Westchester County, and Preet’s former colleague at the Southern District of New York. She made national news when she announced her run for DA in 2019, and sent shockwaves through the legal community when she decided not to seek re-election last year. She joins Preet to discuss her remarkable choice to step away, the political circumstances surrounding her decision, and why DA-ships across the country may be structurally unsound. Then, Preet discusses the legacy—and threat—of patronage at the DOJ. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:07.8	It just felt very uncomfortable to me.
0:10.8	I think everyone has to make that personal decision for themselves,
0:14.3	but I do think it highlights also a structural issue and problem with having prosecutors be elected.
0:27.8	That's Mimi Roca. She's the former district attorney for Westchester County and a former
0:33.1	colleague of mine at the Southern District of New York. She made national news when she announced
0:37.8	her run for DA in 2019 and sent shockwaves through the legal community when she decided not to seek
0:44.0	re-election last year. She joins me this week to discuss her remarkable choice to opt out,
0:48.6	the political circumstances surrounding her decision, and why DA ships across the country
0:53.7	may be structurally unsound.
0:56.2	That's coming up. Stay tuned.
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1:43.9	How did One DA make the decision to walk away?
1:51.2	Mimi Roka, welcome back to the show.
1:53.3	Thanks, pretty.
1:54.0	Great to be back with you.
1:55.6	So lots of interesting things going on in the world.
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