Up Against Putin (with Bill Browder)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Government, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Few people know more about Vladimir Putin — and his financial schemes — than Bill Browder. Browder, an investor and a political activist, is the architect of the Magnitsky Act, which allows the US government to sanction foreign nationals who have perpetrated human rights abuses. He joins Preet to discuss his new book, Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath. Plus, the federal case against the Brooklyn subway shooter, the utility of the Jan. 6 Committee’s referrals to DOJ, and a civics lesson on the US court system. In the Insider bonus, Browder tells Preet what he really thinks about lawyers. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/up-against-putin-with-bill-browder/ Vote for Stay Tuned with Preet in the 2022 Webby Awards. Attend Preet’s free live conversation with New York City mayor Eric Adams on 4/26. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, 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 Pete Barara.
0:08.0	He has no concept of legacy.
0:10.0	How could a man who has gutted the Russian state for the last 22 years of all of their money stole all of it?
0:17.0	Be caring about the legacy of the country. He doesn't care about it.
0:25.0	That's Bill Browder.
0:27.0	Listeners of this podcast will recognize him as the one-time major investor in Russia, who is now one of Vladimir Putin's most prominent and persistent critics and targets.
0:37.0	For over a decade, Browder has been a political activist.
0:41.0	He was the driving force behind the 2012 passage of the Magnitsky Act, the law that allows the U.S. government to sanction foreign nationals who have engaged in human rights abuses.
0:51.0	Few people know more about Putin's financial secrets than Browder, who is now out with a new book on the subject.
0:57.0	It's called Freezing Order, a true story of money laundering, murder, and surviving Vladimir Putin's wrath.
1:04.0	This week we get in the weeds on Putin, his strategy for maintaining power, his calculus on the war on Ukraine, and the ruthless ways he goes after his enemies.
1:13.0	Plus, Browder's life-threatening experiences as a target of the Russian dictator.
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