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U.S. Attorney David Anderson Leaves Office

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News Commentary, News, Politics

4.2727 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

For the last two years, David Anderson has served as the top federal prosecutor in the Bay Area. During his tenure, he’s seen a side of the Bay Area that few people see. He’s led major criminal investigations into drug trafficking, pandemic-related fraud, and a wide-ranging corruption scandal involving San Francisco’s Department of Public Works. Anderson announced his resignation last month. We’ll talk to him about his time in office and the work that lies ahead for the Department of Justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And welcome back to the rest of this first hour on forum. And we're going to turn to somebody who has led some high-profile investigations for the U.S. Department of Justice,

0:55.2

including the prosecution of public corruption in San Francisco City Government,

0:59.7

and in a collaboration with the San Francisco Police Department, his office has also gone after high-volume drug traffickers.

1:05.8

David Anderson is a Bay Area native, and in 2018, President Trump appointed him U.S. Attorney for the Northern

1:11.7

District of California, which includes Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose, the city where

1:16.4

he was born. And like U.S. attorneys across the country, Anderson has submitted his resignation

1:20.7

to President Biden and will leave office at the end of this week and he's here to look back.

1:25.9

On his tenure, Dave Anderson, welcome to forum.

1:28.3

Thank you, Scott.

1:29.3

Delighted to be with you.

1:30.3

Well, you're a short-termer now.

1:31.3

You got just a few days left.

1:33.3

How are you feeling after these?

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