Trump v. The Invisible Enemy (with Peter Baker)

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🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, "Trump v. The Invisible Enemy," Preet answers listener questions about: The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision on Wisconsin’s plan to extend absentee voting amid the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic Whether recently fired Inspector General for the Intelligence Community Michael Atkinson could sue the government for wrongful termination, and the parallels to the firing of former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe Transitioning from the military into the field of law Then, Preet is joined by Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times and a political analyst for MSNBC. Baker has covered four White Houses: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and, now, Trump. To listen to Stay Tuned bonus content, become a member of CAFE Insider. And if you haven’t already, listen to this week’s full episode of the CAFE Insider podcast for free. Sign up to receive a link to the episode at cafe.com/preet. As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe, welcome to stay tuned.
0:03.0	I'm Pritbarra.
0:05.0	And I think that the skill set that you look for in a leader at a moment of crisis like this
0:09.9	is a mix of confidence and surety and reassurance but also leveling with the American people
0:15.8	and explaining to them just how serious it really is and find a way to connect with the people
0:20.2	who are suffering.
0:22.2	That's Peter Baker. He's the chief. people who are suffering.
0:23.0	That's Peter Baker.
0:24.5	He's the chief White House correspondent for the New York Times
0:26.8	and a political analyst for MS NBC.
0:29.2	A veteran journalist who first started out at the Washington Post,
0:32.1	Baker's covered four White Houses during his
0:34.0	storied career, Clinton, Bush Jr., Obama, and now Trump.
0:39.0	According to Baker, this White House is unlike any he's covered before, which is something he writes about and thinks about and talks about a lot, especially in his own house,
0:48.0	given that he's married to journalist and a guest of stay tuned Susan Glasser, who writes about the latest Washington news for the New Yorker magazine.
0:55.3	Baker's reporting on the White House's response to the coronavirus is comprehensive.
0:59.2	He covers everything from the president's marathon briefings to the administration's convoluted
1:03.4	decision-making process to one of the major questions on everyone's mind right
1:07.1	now who is actually in charge we get into all of that and more. That's coming up. Stay tuned. This question comes in an email from Stu in Portland, Oregon, who writes,
1:26.0	Hi Preet, I just heard that the courts ruled that Wisconsin must hold their primary on
1:30.5	April 7th as scheduled. Why would the court make that ruling?
1:33.4	That puts voters and workers at risk and will limit the number of voters. How is this a good
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