The Weekly Show This Week
On this The Weekly Show podcast with Jon Stewart, his guests are former US Attorney Preet Bharara, host of Stay Tuned with Preet" and Dan Pfeiffer, co-host of Pod Save America and author of Message Box. As the show writes, “As Trump's pressure campaigns target universities, media outlets, and private companies, Jon is joined by Preet Bharara and Dan Pfeiffer. Together, they examine the tools available to presidents to coerce independent institutions, explore the loopholes in our democratic guardrails that enable such pressure, and consider whether a future Democratic administration could—or should—repair the vulnerabilities Trump is exploiting or use them for its own purposes. Plus, Jon tries make sense of a wild week from Colbert cancellation to Hunter Biden’s insane interview and all the Epstein drops in between.
Here is the show’s "breakdown" of when specific topics are covered during the conversation, so you can jump to the sections that most interest you. Those time codes are hyperlinked to the video on YouTube and will jump you automatically to the right spot. But for those who watch it here, this is the schedule.
0:00 - Intro
4:24 - Dan Pfeiffer & Preet Bharara
6:17 - Presidents Exerting Influence on Institutions
12:11 - Complexities of US Bureaucratic System
14:44 - ad break SMALLS
16:42 - Comparing Doctor Shopping to “Lawyer Shopping”
20:37 - Rogue Bureaucrats
23:07 - Is Cohesion Openly Discussed?
26:40 - A President’s Relationship with the Department of Justice
31:23 - Jon Stewart Talks Meeting President Obama
33:25 - ad break MINT MOBILE
34:58 - Bad Precedents Being Set
38:42 - Recourse Outside Compliance to Executive Orders
42:38 - Actions of Current Administration
46:58 - Decisions Made to Cause an Effect
50:30 - Trump Exposing Those Who Fight Against Him
55:45 - A Dangerous Playbook for Future Leaders
1:01:30 - Republican Party Solidifying Structural Advantages
1:07:22 - Trump’s Felony Convictions & Failed Impeachments
1:13:50 - Breaking Down the Discussion
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