Master of the Senate (with Harry Reid)
HARRY REID SHOW NOTES Interview taped on 2/1/19. Harry Reid is the former Democratic Senate Majority Leader. His decades long career in public service includes two terms as a Congressman for Nevada, city attorney for Henderson, Nevada’s Lieutenant Governor, and a stint as the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. In a wide ranging conversation, Sen. Reid reflects on his upbringing, career milestones, the five presidents he has served, his former colleagues, and this political moment in history. He also looks forward to 2020, offering guidance to presidential candidates. Various references made in the episode: Reid’s book, The Good Fight: Hard Lessons from Searchlight to Washington The nail-biting 2006 night when the Democrats took the Senate Former Senator Daniel Inouye’s funeral Reid’s description of Trump as amoral and the spike in dictionary searches for ‘amoral’ Intelligence chiefs' testimony before the Senate on 2/6/19 Bill Moyer’s program comparing President Carter to President Reagan Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer’s scrutinized visit to the Oval Office Former Senator Arlen Specter switches parties Former Senator Jim Jeffords’ switches parties The dedication of the Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge In the Q&A portion of the episode, Preet answers your questions about the subpoena issued to Trump’s Inaugural Committee, why some judges retire early, and why a defendant may waive his or her right to a speedy trial. NYT article, Trump Inaugural Committee Ordered to Hand Over Documents to Federal Investigators A NYT article referring to Cohen’s meetings with SDNY prosecutors The Special Counsel’s motion in the Roger Stone case asking the court to exclude time from the speedy trial clock. Former Senator Ted Stevens request for a speedy trial A Bloomberg report that prosecutors have “several terabytes” of Stone’s information to sort though Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet it to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, email staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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HARRY REID SHOW NOTES
Interview taped on 2/1/19.
Harry Reid is the former Democratic Senate Majority Leader. His decades long career in public service includes two terms as a Congressman for Nevada, city attorney for Henderson, Nevada’s Lieutenant Governor, and a stint as the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
In a wide ranging conversation, Sen. Reid reflects on his upbringing, career milestones, the five presidents he has served, his former colleagues, and this political moment in history. He also looks forward to 2020, offering guidance to presidential candidates.
Various references made in the episode:
Reid’s book, The Good Fight: Hard Lessons from Searchlight to Washington
The nail-biting 2006 night when the Democrats took the Senate
Former Senator Daniel Inouye’s funeral
Reid’s description of Trump as amoral and the spike in dictionary searches for ‘amoral’
Intelligence chiefs' testimony before the Senate on 2/6/19
Bill Moyer’s program comparing President Carter to President Reagan
Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer’s scrutinized visit to the Oval Office
Former Senator Arlen Specter switches parties
Former Senator Jim Jeffords’ switches parties
The dedication of the Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
In the Q&A portion of the episode, Preet answers your questions about the subpoena issued to Trump’s Inaugural Committee, why some judges retire early, and why a defendant may waive his or her right to a speedy trial.
NYT article, Trump Inaugural Committee Ordered to Hand Over Documents to Federal Investigators
A NYT article referring to Cohen’s meetings with SDNY prosecutors
The Special Counsel’s motion in the Roger Stone case asking the court to exclude time from the speedy trial clock.
Former Senator Ted Stevens request for a speedy trial
A Bloomberg report that prosecutors have “several terabytes” of Stone’s information to sort though
Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet it to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet, email staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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